SHOOT: The linesmen and women need to go onto a course regarding foot faults and such. But wouldn't want to be in their shoes. Imagine muscular Serena shoving a ball down your throat? OUCH! In the picture below it looks like she could easily wrestle everyone else to the ground with one arm tied behind her back.
Trailing 4-6 5-6 15-30, Williams launched into a second serve but the baseline lineswoman called her for a foot-fault, meaning the American had served a double-fault to go match point down.
Astounded by the verdict, Williams launched into an expletive-laced rant at the official. She waved her racket in the lineswoman's direction and then shook a ball in her clenched fist as she threatened to "shove it down" her throat.
Having already received a warning earlier in the match for smashing a racket, Williams was handed an automatic point penalty for a second violation which abruptly ended the match, giving Clijsters a 6-4 7-5 victory.
Organisers fined her $10,500, the biggest given to a female player since records began in 1990, at the end of the tournament for her unsportsmanlike behavior.
Williams's $175,000 fine includes the $10,500 penalty she has already received.
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clipped from www.nytimes.com
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