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11:43 pm - 09/12/2009
A hot-headed Serena Williams' temper got the best of her as she lost her U.S. Open semi-final in stunning fashion Saturday night.
As a result, Kim Clijsters moved on to the finals Sunday.
The incredibly boorish behavior by Williams took away from a superb performance by Clijsters, who outplayed Williams much of the match.
Williams' problems started in the first set, when she angrily slammed her racket onto the court and broke it as she lost 6-4.
That was her first code warning.
Then, down 6-5 in the second set, and with Clijsters needing just two points for the victory, Williams was called for a foot-fault on her second serve.
Williams exploded, moved in menacing fashion toward the line judge who had made the call, with her racket extended. Williams reportedly yelled obscenities at the female judge.
The foot fault put Williams at match point.
But suddenly, her abusive behavior toward the line judge became Williams' second code warning of the night.
And, just like that -- with the lost point being match point -- Williams had lost the semifinal and Clijsters had won.
ETA Serena's post-match presser
article, video & presser
Sorry for the bad quality video, I'll switch it out if a better quality one surfaces. Apparently Serena tells the linesperson "I swear to God, I'm going to take this fucking ball and shove it down your fucking throat."
STAY CLASSY GURL~
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Serena Williams gets loud with a linesperson @ the US Open
A hot-headed Serena Williams' temper got the best of her as she lost her U.S. Open semi-final in stunning fashion Saturday night.
As a result, Kim Clijsters moved on to the finals Sunday.
The incredibly boorish behavior by Williams took away from a superb performance by Clijsters, who outplayed Williams much of the match.
Williams' problems started in the first set, when she angrily slammed her racket onto the court and broke it as she lost 6-4.
That was her first code warning.
Then, down 6-5 in the second set, and with Clijsters needing just two points for the victory, Williams was called for a foot-fault on her second serve.
Williams exploded, moved in menacing fashion toward the line judge who had made the call, with her racket extended. Williams reportedly yelled obscenities at the female judge.
The foot fault put Williams at match point.
But suddenly, her abusive behavior toward the line judge became Williams' second code warning of the night.
And, just like that -- with the lost point being match point -- Williams had lost the semifinal and Clijsters had won.
ETA Serena's post-match presser
article, video & presser
Sorry for the bad quality video, I'll switch it out if a better quality one surfaces. Apparently Serena tells the linesperson "I swear to God, I'm going to take this fucking ball and shove it down your fucking throat."
STAY CLASSY GURL~
~THE REAL NUMBER ONE~
transitive property
Edited at 2009-09-13 03:56 am (UTC)
i wantz your shirt
lol reportedly. we need to find the video that CBS showed where you can actually hear her saying it!
Either way it's no excuse for what came next :S
Too bad the match had to end that way.
gotta love the girl, she's a hot mess
Ugh, men get away with 10x worse.
GTFO what a bitch move Serena.
I love how in her press conference she was keeping it real.
...I think you know where I'm going with this.
kim clijsters ftmfw!
This commercial is adorable, though.
WIIIIIIIIN.
If she wins USO I will be jumping for joy irl.
i can;t believe we didn't get to see a single point from that match
i wish they showed parts of her match
Melanie Oudin forever = )
But I've been a huge fan of Kim since forever and I'm still stuck in like 2003 tennis-wise, so I've been hoping this whole time that she would win it all.