Serena Was Totally Justified

[Shana A]

Serena Was Totally Justified

by Paul Campos

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-09-14/in-defense-of-serena/

More outrageous than Serena Williams' outburst at the U.S. Open on Saturday are the harsh reactions to it. Paul Campos on tennis' sexist double standard.

Serena Williams was kicked out of the US Open this weekend for acting like a man. After all, tennis features a long history of some of its best and most admired players throwing spectacular on-court tantrums.  Superstars of the game such as Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi, Ilie Nastase and John McEnroe (who was doing live TV commentary on the match) were famous for verbally abusing officials, destroying rackets, and otherwise putting on exhibitions of righteous outrage  even more theatrical and childish than Williams' unfortunate outburst.

[Sarah Louise]

And everyone of those players mentioned, lost points, games and sets over their infractions.

It is unfortunate that the final point taken away caused Serena to lose the match, but that's life.  I do give her credit for how she went to the net and congratulated Clisters.

Sarah L.

[tekla]

Serena Williams was kicked out of the US Open this weekend for acting like a man.

Umm,,,, she was not kicked out, she lost a point on an 'unsportsmanlike conduct' call from the judge after telling the line judge that she would "shove the f*ucking ball, down her ->-bleeped-<-ing throat" which if any male would have said it, would have resulted in the same call.

That it was match point - well bad time to say that, even though the call was bad.  Jimmy Conners, and John MacEnroe both had similar calls for much milder language.

[RebeccaFog]

Obviously hitting balls leads to foul language and potential violence.