Congrats Kim, Serena I hope you learn
Kim Clijsters deserves huge kudos for her amazing run all the way to becoming the 2009 US Open Women’s Champion. It could not have happened to a nicer person or role model for the sport that we all love. The last time a mother won a major was Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.
While Serena is a fantastic player and has been a great champion, her actions in the semi-final were inexcusable and should not be tolerated. Yes it is unfortunate that the timing of the foot-fault call was less than ideal. However, threatening a linesman the way she did and approaching her not once but twice should not be tolerated. In any other sport, she would have been suspended, almost immediately. The $10,000 fine while it may be the maximum allowed to be given, by the US Open, is not sufficient. You would not see other greats such as Sampras, Laver, Evert, Federer, Seles or Agassi, behaving that way.
It is unfortunate that we are talking about Serena’s behavior more than how well Kim played then entire two weeks of the championship.
Hopefully this will be a learning opportunity for Serena as she is seen as a role model to many young players.
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think it’s time you add a recent entry on your thoughts on Agassi? just read your view on Serena at US Open – seems fitting – wow! I’m not sure what i think. I actually saw him play during those years in the Keys – he looked so bad that i could not believe it was the same guy and he tanked everything. Certain things make sense. I knew him from 86 and it’s this memory of him that kind of tells me there’s no need for him to be Open. He was always wearing his pain with his glam and need for attention – no suprise it was also going from “out to in(side)” as well. In other words, drugs. Is his dad alive? Have not read the book but kinda feels like he wrote a book to SCREAM back at him.
Later and talk to you Monday.