Serena Williams/US Open - Page 16

RainCityWoman · ‎06-16-2015

@Deree wrote:
@sidsmom wrote:
Point well taken that there is definitely gender bias all over the place not just sports but I'm not sure this particular comparison is a good one for the simple reason that baseball and tennis have very different sets of rules and regulations. Tennis is a more genteel sport and so a player's behavior is more under scrutiny. So meltdown might describe ranting and raving in a more genteel sport. In fact I wrote to the USTA after the other player (Cornet?) was reprimanded for changing her top. It was probably 110 degrees or more on the court and she was wearing her top backwards which undoubtedly restricted her. The USTA answered me that it would have been okay if she took it off in her chair. That's why those half nude pictures of male tennis players in chairs was apparently ok. I told the USTA to rethink their archaic rules and regulations.

Also as far as the comparison Aaron Boone was in fact ejected from the game. Serena was not ejected from the game nor did she have to forfeit the game.

She didn't forfeit a match, but I thought a game was taken away from her and awarded her opponent.

SleepyTime · ‎08-11-2017

Wishmoon, Serena herself blamed it on pp calling it 'postpartum emotions' when she lost big a couple of months ago. Never heard that one.

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

I just saw Serena got fined for $17,000.00, Small change for her, and not remotely like the $175,000.00 fine for that debacle at the 2009 U.S. Open,

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/09/tennis/serena-williams-fine-us-open/index.html

Junebug54 · ‎03-09-2010

@cherry Her coach did admit it but Serena also said that he was just giving her a thumbs up motion. Interesting how she saw that... she was so wrong and I felt, still feel terrible for Naomi

bikerbabe · ‎03-09-2010

Well if Serera had a despicable; emotional, hysterical meltdown that was inexcusable and a poor representation of motherhood and womanhood and all athletes across the globe.....

Then the next time a baseball manager gets ejected for going off on an ump, I’m going to say he’s a no-good, dirty rotten, abusive husband and father going through a midlife crisis and probably has a mistress on the side.
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Junebug54 · ‎03-09-2010

@proudlyfromNJ I don't think so... just stating the facts..

Junebug54 · ‎03-09-2010

@Ms tyrion2 Male athletes don't play the blame game.

WaJa61 · ‎09-10-2012

@bikerbabe wrote:
Well if Serera had a despicable; emotional, hysterical meltdown that was inexcusable and a poor representation of motherhood and womanhood and all athletes across the globe.....

Then the next time a baseball manager gets ejected for going off on an ump, I’m going to say he’s a no-good, dirty rotten, abusive husband and father going through a midlife crisis and probably has a mistress on the side.
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🤣 Good one, @bikerbabe!

Misconduct is misconduct, regardless of when and where it occurs, or by whom. We've definitely always seen it in sports.

In this instance, my sympathy lies with the winner, who was made to feel apologetic for earning her win.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@lovesrecess wrote:
As a woman it offends me that she is trying to play the gender card when this entire incident was 100% her behavior. She had a temper tantrum...has nothing to do with her gender.

@lovesrecess

ITA .... VERY unprofessional .... maybe it's time for her to retire.

RainyDayGal · ‎03-09-2010

What a shameful disgrace that her behavior has over-shadowed the major accomplishment by the winner in the news. She should just be a side note, not the main headline.