>> ^brycewi19:
I'm sorry, I know she talked smack, but you just don't let the officials end a game/match/event. Period.
You let the players decide who wins. Not the enforcement of a judgment call type of rule.

The players did decide who won. Serena was about to lose the match. She crossed a line, was penalized a point, and lost. This was not a judgement call. You respect the officials. You do not threaten them. You don't treat anybody that way. If you do because you get heated, you apologize. You don't scream at them again when they're returning to their chair. You don't excuse yourself by saying that other people have said "way worse."

The only unfair part of this was that it robbed her opponent of a properly celebrated victory, and Serena is the one who caused that, not that officials. You don't get to do whatever the fuck you please just because you're a big name player, nor do you get to do whatever the fuck you like just because it's match point. A crossed line is a crossed line. She should have known that after the foot fault.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Serena-Williams-Threatens-To-KILL-Line-Judge

dupish

Better video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-VxYvfwVas

Should have submitted it!

There's also a CBS segment released later where you can hear what Serena Williams said to the line judge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO_jlXjgxN8

Pretty much what entr0py said.

Here's a quote from the first news story that came up in a google search.

“I swear to God, If I could, I would take this f*****g ball and shove it down your f*****g throat,” Williams furiously screamed as she walked towards the line judge who was sitting just a few feet away. Williams kept coming at her, screaming profanities and began waiving her racket as if she intended to strike her with it.

After that, a visibly shaken-up line official was asked to report what Williams had said to her. As she was walking towards the chair umpire, Serena Williams went back for some more verbal abuse. According to what the line-official reported to the chair umpire, during her outburst Williams threatened to kill her.

http://sports-odds.com/tennis/091309-serena-williams-threatens-to-kill-judge-in-classless-upset.html

I'm just saying, maybe she's taking shit too seriously. She's already got enough money to get her through several lifetimes. Just chill out and enjoy the tennising.