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by **Andymachine** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:42

, altho there is a bit of racism i think on the part of the umpires and officials , i remember Jennifer Capriati telling an umpire to get " the **** referee" out during a match with Hingis and not a single warning was given, ive always believed commentators and a lot of the officials are racist towards the williams

by **fedfan** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:46

I think that was in Australia, Capriati had a gob on her aswell.

The umpire was following the letter of the law, I don't have a problem with that but then common sense should prevail.

On the flip side the player should not be allowed to blatantly intimidate the officials, should nothing be said for the fear of it being called racism?

by **Andymachine** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:48

No i totally agree , and i personally feel sorry for Serenas opponent, but if anyone carries on like that an umpire they should always be rebuked.

by **fedfan** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:51

True, there is probably no room for "common sense" in officialing anymore because it varies too much from person to person.

Like time violations, it depends which way the umpire is feeling, either enforce a 30 second rule all the time or don't bother having it.

by **Moralspain** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:57

L Sanchez MD wrote:How did Serena threaten the ump?

after winning the 1st point after the argument she walked towards the umpire again and she pointed her racquet at her, know what i mean?

by **fedfan** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:59

One game away from a massive upset.

by **Moralspain** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:00

but anyway the most important thing is that Stosur is playing a great match

by **fedfan** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:05

Great girl, great performance, great win for the Aussie.

by **Likos86321** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:09

GO STOSUR!! that inside out forehand is a killer!

by **fedfan** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:17

Players now sat together and having a chat, better to see.

Seriously though Stosur really had the range on the forehand and serve and refused to be dictated too, she really won the match rather than Serena losing it.

4 different slam winners, 7 different finalists, hope the Serena blowout doesn't overshadow a great victory.

by **fedfan** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:20

Who is this Mary Carillo woman? She makes Sue Barker look like a great post match interviewer!

by **supinesmokey13** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:22

fedfan wrote:Players now sat together and having a chat, better to see.

Seriously though Stosur really had the range on the forehand and serve and refused to be dictated too, she really won the match rather than Serena losing it.

4 different slam winners, 7 different finalists, hope the Serena blowout doesn't overshadow a great victory.

this win is a double-edged sword im happy sam won but now the aussie's will expect her to win the AO now

by **Elargento** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:29

another gs, another gs that wozniacky doesn't win. womens tennis ftw!!!!

by **oDEVLISHo** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:31

Serena who???? Great win for Stosur love it! :lol:

by **supinesmokey13** » Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:42

oDEVILISHo wrote:Serena who???? Great win for Stosur love it!

it's clear she is not number one the best thing that could happen to her is to lose the ranking so less pressure and focus on her so she can focus on improving her game to win a slam 'im not going to miss tennis cant only get you so far' but one thing is for certain it wont win you slams. Oh by the way Andy Murray to win the AO 2012

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