Wow! What a difference two years makes. Actually, two years didn't seem to make much difference at all if you're Serena Williams. The former world No.1 found herself in the U.S. Open final. Williams took on Samantha Stosur of Australia. In a semi-final appearance in 2009, Williams lost to Kim Clijsters after being penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct and a rather ugly confrontation with an official. Her previous actions were chronicled in the post Mouth All Mighty. Fast forward to 2011 and Williams was at it again.
She was already down a set to Stosur when the following sequence of events happened (email subscribers click here).
Williams yelled out before her opponent had a chance to make a play on the ball. You can't do that in tennis. The official gave the point to Stosur and it became 2009 all over again. It's one thing to be loud. It's another to be wrong. Williams was loud and wrong. She accused the official of being the one who "screwed her" in 2009. First, there was a different official this time. Second, Williams made it clear that she learned nothing from the previous incident. She went on to lose to Stosur in straight sets. Two years ago, I wrote the following words to describe Williams' actions. They're still true today.
"Let this be a lesson to you and your kids. Practicing the highest ideals of sportsmanship will not guarantee you victory. However, a poor attitude and unsportsmanlike conduct will make you a guaranteed loser." Until next time...
Be a Good Sport!
-Sol
Monday, 12 September 2011
Serena displays poor play and character (again)
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