Machiavellian said:
What was appalling about her behaviour. She bitched about a few calls but in the end, she stood up for Naomi when the crowd was booing. She could have been a real dick and walked off the court but did not. I am sure she was upset about getting her butt toasted by Naomi but in the end she made sure that her rival got the praise she deserved for her first major. |
She has walked off before, she has a history of bullying officials
She gets a warning about something her own coach admits, could have left it there and have no point deducted just a warning, she then intentionally breaks her racket knowing its a point deduction offence, then escalated all this but abusing the Umpire also knowing it's an offense, the Umpire followed the rules to the letter, then has a huge sobbing meltdown, threatening the Umpires job, blaming him for sexism, insulting his job and him as a person, the disgusting crowd booing the whole time in support of Serena's bad behaviour like a pack of dogs
All while the actual winner gets her dream blighted by Serena's poor sportsmanship, seeing that girl heartbroken, barely able to smile or enjoy the moment so some brat player like Serena can get her selfish point across was heartbreaking
The Australian press, professional players and the general population here found all this a disgusting display of behaviour by Serena and the crowd, if it's not immediately obvious to people in the US then we have different sensibilities to the US obviously
