[canucksfan]

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Happened at the US Open yesterday. After a line judge called a foot fault on her causing a double fault, Serena Williams goes off. The judge accuses her of saying "I will kill you", and Serena got disqualified.

They should ask the audience behind the judge what was actually said...

[fobulaus]

If you watch the post-game interview, Serena actually admitted that she misheard the "I will kill you" part... I think she said something like "I will stuff a tennis ball down your throat"..

[Orion]

holy fuck... i would kill them too

[StylinRed]

Clijsters would have beaten her anyway


even with the fault penalty she could still have had a chance of winning but she flipped the fuck out

im surprised they didn't ask for a gender test on the williams sisters




If you watch the post-game interview, Serena actually admitted that she misheard the "I will kill you" part... I think she said something like "I will stuff a tennis ball down your throat"..

it was more like "ill shove this ball down your fucking throat"

[SlayerS_`BoxeR`]

The only thing that matters :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJuEzJEQ9N4

[Gh0stRider]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTxYVgCNz3M

[Eff-1]

That Federer shot was unreal.

[red_2]

SkiLLzz

[StylinRed]

ohh federer assimilated santoro and took all his skillz

resistance is futile

[JHuJHu]

holy shit federer just made me jizz in my pants

[Meowjin]

why is the clip in greek?

it's actually pretty funny lol.

[vapour_lock]

it wasnt a dq. she got penalized a point, which was match point

[racerman88]

it's called roid rage

[maxx]

haha.. i called a foot fault a few times on Malisse at Odlum Brown. And he lost it but didn't get close to me. Chair gave him a code violation, haha but i never had threats uttered at me

[Culture_Vulture]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTxYVgCNz3M
see it all the time in badminton, but it's so much cooler in tennis hahaha

[Rated B]

Serna is a classless act, she should be suspended for the game rather than losing the match and getting only a $10,000 fine. This is not WWE where you can lip off lines people.

Feds has every shot in his repetoire. Santoro and Blake have done a tweener lob...

[Rated B]

Formal statement from Serena: http://www.onthebaseline.com/2009/09/13/serena-williams-releases-a-formal-statement-acknowledges-that-she-is-human/

A little too late though, because she had a post game interview and it should have apologized then.

[misteranswer]

Serena Williams hates Asians

[SkinnyPupp]

Fucking line judge goes out of her way to make sure she gets in shit. I fucking hate people like that.

[Rated B]

If the lines person was white, people would call it racist...

SP: How did the line judge go out of their way? Serena twisted her foot and it crossed the line, which is a foot fault. It wasn't the first time she had a foot fault in the tournament.

[Rated B]

Serena smashed her racquet and got a violation in the match, the 2nd violoating was lipping off the lines judge which is unacceptables and classless.

MAC got ejected from matches before too for lipping off people.

[SkinnyPupp]

If the lines person was white, people would call it racist...

SP: How did the line judge go out of their way? Serena twisted her foot and it crossed the line, which is a foot fault. It wasn't the first time she had a foot fault in the tournament.
She went out of the way to tell the judge what she said, and then was there to tell the other authorities what she said. She made it personal for some reason. Tennis players always bitch at judges, it's nothing new. If it goes too far, then they get ejected. This was just one minor outbreak between serves.

[Rated B]

No, that is wrong.

Serena went off to the lines person and the umpire didn't hear/see what happened. Serena went off again and the umpire asked the lines person to come up and explain what Serena said.
The tournament referee was called in as it was a second violoation and to make the decision to eject her.

Serena was the one who made things personal, not the lines person.

Get your facts straight.

[impactX]

Why would they hire someone who needs glasses as line judge anyway?

http://images.southparkstudios.com/img/content/characters/102a.jpg

[Rated B]

Ha, funny comment. So you're saying the person possibly couldn't see properly because they were wearing glasses? They sit there to just watch for any foot faults. This is not the Police where you need to have perfect vision without glasses.

Also, the camera review doesn't lie.

The whole point about disqualifying Serena was the fact she had two violations in the match.

[The7even]

She went out of the way to tell the judge what she said, and then was there to tell the other authorities what she said. She made it personal for some reason. Tennis players always bitch at judges, it's nothing new. If it goes too far, then they get ejected. This was just one minor outbreak between serves.

I usually agree with you on most things , but she deserves it. There was once a time where every sport was played by professionals, professionally.. it wasn't about the money but about the love of the game.

I don't know, I just don't see that anymore in athletes and stupid bitch needs to grow up a little. The judge is human too.

[SkinnyPupp]

I'm not saying she didn't deserve to be ejected. It's against the rules to yell at the judges. I just think it's a line that has to be drawn.

And regardless of whether they are following the rules, I still hate people like that line judge.

[nack]

big boooottaaaayyyy

[Rated B]

This one at US Open was good too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viOsq2xyMaE

The only thing that matters :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJuEzJEQ9N4

[Rated B]

Clearly, the line was crossed.

Why the hate? They are doing their job.

People fee bad for that line judge, but so many people hate Serena. Poor sportsmanship and everytime she loses, she says she plays bad. She was clearly outplayed by Kim Clisjters who has only played in 3 tournaments since coming back from a 2 year absense having a child.

I'm not saying she didn't deserve to be ejected. It's against the rules to yell at the judges. I just think it's a line that has to be drawn.

And regardless of whether they are following the rules, I still hate people like that line judge.

[powerless]

That recalls me 'Achmed the Dead Terrorist' HA!!

[SkinnyPupp]

This one at US Open was good too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viOsq2xyMaE
LOL I love how the other guy just sort of gave up after he did that.
Clearly, the line was crossed.

Why the hate? They are doing their job.

People fee bad for that line judge, but so many people hate Serena. Poor sportsmanship and everytime she loses, she says she plays bad. She was clearly outplayed by Kim Clisjters who has only played in 3 tournaments since coming back from a 2 year absense having a child.
I dunno, I just hate people in authoritative positions. Especially short, fat women for some reason. Usually they have red faces too, which is extra aggravating. They are the type who get taunted in school every day, then end up in a position of authority so they can cause the same frustration to others.

[Durrann1984]

her booty is phat

[hal0g0dv2]

her booty is phat

yeah eh
w0w fed is unreal

[twitchyzero]

she plays as a professional tennis player...giving a line judge lip on live tv isn't very professional.

her fault ...think before you speak especially if you're mad

[tonyvu]

that was a sexy shot from roger omggg

[t8v6]

damnnn federer's shot was beautiful

[Grimist]

From watching tsn highlights, after the foot foul call it was match point. The penalty was a point awarded to the other player, hence why williams lost.

So, it wasn't a disqualification. But i guess this is mere technicality .

[Bonjour43MA]

I'm not saying she didn't deserve to be ejected. It's against the rules to yell at the judges. I just think it's a line that has to be drawn.

And regardless of whether they are following the rules, I still hate people like that line judge.

you need to watch the video carefully again before making a dumb assumption like that about the line judge.

the line judge was CALLED OVER by the umpire TWICE, to explain what Serena had said. If you watch the umpire after the line judge spoke to her the first time, you could clearly see that the umpire waved the other two guys over for an assessment on the situation.

Then the umpire turned around and called the line judge back to explain again what was said.

It's all about details, buddy. Observe before you jump to conclusion (that is wrong) :rolleyes:

[MERXUS]

pshh done it neeext

serena deserved to be disq. anyways--her tennis is ugly i mean ugly to watch...

--she may as well play in mens div.

[SkinnyPupp]

you need to watch the video carefully again before making a dumb assumption like that about the line judge.

the line judge was CALLED OVER by the umpire TWICE, to explain what Serena had said. If you watch the umpire after the line judge spoke to her the first time, you could clearly see that the umpire waved the other two guys over for an assessment on the situation.

Then the umpire turned around and called the line judge back to explain again what was said.

It's all about details, buddy. Observe before you jump to conclusion (that is wrong) :rolleyes:
http://gamenight.4leafcoder.com/__oneclick_uploads/2009/05/serious_cat.jpg

[iEatClams]

LOL I love how the other guy just sort of gave up after he did that.

I dunno, I just hate people in authoritative positions. Especially short, fat women for some reason. Usually they have red faces too, which is extra aggravating. They are the type who get taunted in school every day, then end up in a position of authority so they can cause the same frustration to others.

I know exactly what you mean. Damn ugly hoes that go on powertrips. I had to dealt with one recently (she wasn't short, but fat and ugly).

Personally, I don't like the judge at all. She seems like one of those "teachers pet" people.

But I do have to disagree with you on one thing though, Serena did faulted, and the line judge was just doing her job. It was Serena's fault for a) having her foot on the line and b) going all crazy.


PS. serena is a butch! . . . kinda turns me off.

[SkinnyPupp]

By the way, never once did I say Serena did not line fault.

[Frenchie]

As an official who officiates other sports (not tennis), the better officials are the ones who know how to be invisible and not determine the outcome of a match. I'm sure you've all heard about the best NHL referees being the ones who try to call it fair for both sides, but who don't affect the outcome of the game. For example, in a 3-3 tie late in the 3rd period in a playoff game, the better refs won't call a marginal penalty, because it could affect the outcome of the game. As they say, "let the players determine the outcome of the game."

In volleyball, you're not allowed to touch the net, but in a close match, marginal net calls (where the player barely touches the net) are often overlooked, as long as it doesn't affect the play.

Whether or not Serena stepped on the line or not (she did, but BARELY), you wouldn't call that because even though it is against the rules, the foot fault call wouldn't affect the outcome of the match, especially when it didn't give Serena a real advantage. So what if she stepped a millimetre over the line? A better and more experienced line judge who understands the flow of a match and the importance of a US Open Semi-final where the score is 6-5 would have ignored the fault and let them play. Now, if Serena had a whole foot over, the story would be different.

Regardless, it was still pretty douchy of Serena to drop f-bombs in front of that many people in the crowd and all the people watching on TV, and to even threaten the line judge. I would have went ballistic too, but there's a line that a professional can't cross. even John McEnroe, who blew up in so many matches in his career never crossed the line that Serena did last night.

[maxx]

As an official who officiates other sports (not tennis), the better officials are the ones who know how to be invisible and not determine the outcome of a match. I'm sure you've all heard about the best NHL referees being the ones who try to call it fair for both sides, but who don't affect the outcome of the game. For example, in a 3-3 tie late in the 3rd period in a playoff game, the better refs won't call a marginal penalty, because it could affect the outcome of the game.

Whether or not Serena stepped on the line or not (she did, but BARELY), you wouldn't call that, because even though it is against the rules, her call could affect the outcome of the match, especially when it didn't give Serena a real advantage. So what if she stepped a millimetre over the line? A better and more experienced line judge who understands the flow of a match and the importance of a US Open Semi-final where the score is 6-5 would have ignored the fault and let them play. Now, if Serena had a whole foot over, the story would be different.

As an official who officiates tennis, we have to make EVERY call, no matter what the cirumstances are. That is out job and in our training it is explained explicitly.

Maybe in team sports its different like you mentioned volleyball and hockey and what not, but tennis has a strict set of rules of officiating.

I got grilled at Vanopen a few times, i but i didnt give a shit. they make a mistake, i make a call - its as simple as that.

[m4k4v4li]

http://gamenight.4leafcoder.com/__oneclick_uploads/2009/05/serious_cat.jpg

this would have been a sarcastic post if it came from anyone else

[InvisibleSoul]

Formal statement from Serena: http://www.onthebaseline.com/2009/09/13/serena-williams-releases-a-formal-statement-acknowledges-that-she-is-human/

A little too late though, because she had a post game interview and it should have apologized then.
If you analyze what she said in her formal statement, she actually never does apologize. :)

[InvisibleSoul]

And her $10K fine is absolutely meaningless.

Supposedly she makes over $20M per year.

That's like 0.0005% of her income.

So that's equivalent for someone that makes $50K per year to be fined $25.

[StylinRed]

she made a joke about the call on her at the mtv awards earlier/last night too


Clijsters would have kicked her ass anyway she was doing it all night

[hotjoint]

wow, thats not too professional. The judge could have given her a warning though, if she continued then maybe DQ

[silk]

this would have been a sarcastic post if it came from anyone else

LOL + 1

[wasabisashimi]

Formal statement from Serena: http://www.onthebaseline.com/2009/09/13/serena-williams-releases-a-formal-statement-acknowledges-that-she-is-human/

A little too late though, because she had a post game interview and it should have apologized then.


That is not an apology, not to the fans or the officials. She just cant believe she lost to someone who took a long break and came back to tennis (Clijsters) and kicked her ass. What a sore loser.

[asahai69]

lol. if i were that judge i would be scared shitless aswell. look at the fuckin size difference. serena would eat that chick like a egg roll. one bite

[taylor192]

As an official who officiates tennis, we have to make EVERY call, no matter what the cirumstances are. That is out job and in our training it is explained explicitly.

Maybe in team sports its different like you mentioned volleyball and hockey and what not, but tennis has a strict set of rules of officiating.

The volleyball example is a great one, it has nothing to do with it being a team sport, its about letting the players decide the game, not a nit-picky infraction that would have no affect on the gameplay.

I wonder why at that level foot faults are still left to judges, aren't the lines now called by computer?

[InvisibleSoul]

I wonder why at that level foot faults are still left to judges, aren't the lines now called by computer?
Only whether the ball is in or out. The technology uses several points of reference to simulate the trajectory of the ball and uses the best guess to determine where it landed.

[Rated B]

It would be easy to setup a laser system to avoid possible errors on foot fault calls.

[Rated B]

I agree.

Rules are rules, and they should be enforced anytime it is violated.


As an official who officiates tennis, we have to make EVERY call, no matter what the cirumstances are. That is out job and in our training it is explained explicitly.

Maybe in team sports its different like you mentioned volleyball and hockey and what not, but tennis has a strict set of rules of officiating.

I got grilled at Vanopen a few times, i but i didnt give a shit. they make a mistake, i make a call - its as simple as that.

[MERXUS]

i think serena should marry kanye lol

both are cursed as oF YESTERDAY =)

[Ilagon]

That's the first time I've seen a foot fault called in a critical moment in a match and I've been watching tennis for a very long time. Serena was already down 15-30, then the foot fault was called giving Clijsters double match point. I think it would have been more interesting to have just let them play, although I'm pretty sure the Clijsters would have won anyway.

To the point about professionalism, I say every sport needs a jerk/asshole. Remember the days of tennis with John Mcenroe? This guy had some awesome outbursts!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxAPKtOe0fQ

Football's got T.O, basketball's got Ron Artest, boxing had Tyson. We love to hate these people, and hence why professional sports is big money.

[Sid Vicious]

T.O.'s the man...don't hate

[Ilagon]

I ain't hating. I love T.O!! My favorite quote from him:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-P54I6PfBI

[red_2]

Remember the days of tennis with John Mcenroe? This guy had some awesome outbursts!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxAPKtOe0fQ



LOL

Good ol'Johnny Mac

[InvisibleSoul]

It would be easy to setup a laser system to avoid possible errors on foot fault calls.
I'm not sure about that... because how would it determine whether you stepped on the line before or after you struck the ball?

[Rated B]

I'm just throwing out an idea, I am sure someone with a lot of time could figure out a system with a laser.