<p>I didn’t expect it to come from Serena’s heart. She’s mad about the lines call. She did her fake apology. I’m sure she was told she had to apologize nicely. </p>
<p>I don’t really care about honorable. It was just words anyway. Now, if she assaulted the lineswoman…</p>
<p>I DO care about honorable. And plenty of folks have been arrested for threatening behavior.</p>
<p>I loved when Serena said, “If I could, I would shove this tennis ball down your throat and kill you.” </p>
<p>Oh well.</p>
<p>I hear steroids make you snippy.</p>
<p>hey dstark, maybe you should be a lines person. Call lots of foot faults and see what happens. Oh what fun!</p>
<p>Well, I was a ball man, in a tournament, and a pro threw his racket and it hit me. ;)</p>
<p>Hmmm, might that explain your position on this matter?..lol</p>
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<p>Oh, this might explain your position on this --must have left a few sequels! Unless it is a deliberate attempt (and well hidden) attempt at making a sarcastic point, I do not see how the actions by Serena could be considered refreshing. </p>
<p>As I type this, there must be several thousands of young and easily influenced persons sitting in the back of a mom-mobile on their way to a court or sportscenter. Why would they pay any attention that what Mom and Dad say about sportsmanship and keeping emotions uncer control? After all, the new American “hero” has just shown that it is OK to act like a jerk and fail to recognize her errors for days. </p>
<p>The only I could agree with you, DS, is that Serena did not fake her emotions. What we saw and somewhat heard represents the real Serena. The fake one is the one who tried to convince the world she meant a single word of her apology.</p>
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<p>That’s an interesting point. There are more guys with a reputation for fiery temper such as Philippoussis and Safin and most of the guys on my tennis forums just laugh at it.</p>
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<p>I’m talking about the responses here.</p>
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<p>Did you grow up in Compton?</p>
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<p>Safin…handsome guy…LOTS of talent. A few screws loose I think. Loved it when he pulled his shorts down…lol. Cracked numerous rackets. But stilll…it’s silly to compare what he did to Serena. I ask again, can anyone provide me a specific example of a tennis player doing something simialar…physically threatening behavior and words?
( Now, in baseball, I seem to remember Lenny Dykstra telling some poor soul at a restaurant “I’m gonna drop you dude.” Biggest jerk in baseball. I read today that he has to sell his WS ring…poor baby)</p>
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<p>I’d suggest looking in Wikipedia. If you’ve been very involved in tennis for three decades, you’d know the stories. Some of the stories won’t be found on the web. Sometimes fans get players very angry and players go after fans.</p>
<p>so, do I search under "tennis player, throat, shove, ball, kill)?
Didn’t find anything…
In any case…it’s certainly RARE in the last 10 years. We’re not talking racket breaking here…</p>
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<p>No, I didn’t grow up in Compton. By the way, is growing up in Compton a requirement for having an opinion on Serena’s behavior? </p>
<p>Oops, I guess that you meant that growing up in Compton should somehow explain or justify her lack of control, total absence of sportsmanship, and utter lack of class? </p>
<p>And, double oops, I should have known that the reactions were “wrong” because she is black. Indeed, that poor oriental line judge was really out to get Serena, and so where those racist officials. </p>
<p>Ever heard of the drivel spread by Drosselmeier?</p>
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<p>Yes, you should have.</p>
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<p>Just look up player bios. You can find enough there. Some of the stuff isn’t there - you just had to be in the tennis community.</p>
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<p>Why was Nestor fined $5,000 at the US Open this year? The charge was unsportsmanlike conduct towards a fan but there were no details as to what he did to the fan.</p>
<p>Specifics please.
Nestor…OMG…he played on the Philadelphia Freedoms if I remember right. Maybe he’s frustrated at being stuck in the doubles world, where you’re luck to get more than 100 people in the stands and NEVER get TV coverage (sometimes the Bryan Brothers and the Williams sisters - but that’s it).<br>
I HAVE been watching tennis for ten years, all the slams for sure, and have seen nothing like Serena. Enlighten me.</p>
<p>Read the Wikipedia pages. You can get a sense of the severity by the fines and suspensions. And that was back when $20,000 was a lot of money.</p>
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<p>Nestor was angry some fans rooting for his opponents were vocal. Must have said something to them.</p>
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<p>I wonder exactly what this means. I haven’t found a detailed description of what happened. I guess I should check in my tennis forums.</p>
<p>Several people asked about Nestor on my tennis forums but apparently nobody was watching the match when it happened.</p>