You are all a bit sad to make this into a big argument,­ there is a difference between discussions and being­ relly rude, at the end of the day she did what she did­ and she should take full responsibility for her­ actions, yes everyone loses their tempers but you­ don't threaten to shove an object down someones­ throat because they say something you don't like.­ She was stupid to say that on LIVE TV, although the­ fine was a bit much!!

unlike you who's so clearly a serena hater i am­ glad for "nice girl" clijsters and i dont­ distinguish between the players whether they are white,­ black or otherwise.

it is still a fact though had the­ line judge not inserted herself so strangely in that­ critical moment and serena self-destructed, given­ serena's consistent history of coming back from­ matchpoint to win agst top players who include­ sharapova. dementieva and clijsters herself (who has a­ reputation of being a choker in key moments agst top­ players like serena & justine) whether clijsters­ would have ACTUALLY won the match on her own. and so­ the fans will never know and clijsters deep down will­ know this. what a shame cos people pay to see the top­ stars not a line judges who inserted themselves in­ critical moments to disrupt an otherwise sensational­ match.

given also serena's almost impeccable­ behaviour ON COURT of hardly ever challenging calls or­ umpire decisions, it highlights even more the bizarre­ moment chosen by the line judge to disrupt the match.­ and given that serena has had a history of bad calls­ being made agst her somewhat seemingly deliberate such­ as her match agst chanda rubin also at the us open, the­ umpire decisions were so deliberately bad that the­ umpire mariana alves was totally yanked out of the­ tournament thereafter. was it a case of deja vu for­ serena? probably

con i'll grant you this, there's nothing much­ you can do with a warped mind (per daniel) who(you) ­ takes things out of context, twists them around, blend­ them in with some seemingly plausible logic and hey­ presto attempts to pass it off as the whole truth! ­ Nice try but the posters here aren't born yesterday­ as you would think so. have it your way if you think­ serena was really threatening to kill; my , my even my­ toes are laughing!

justlovetennis, yeah, Clijsters is really sore and her­ fans haven't slept a wink since the end of the Semi­ final, still wondering........................

justlovetennis, so now that you have seen how­ ridiculous your comment was you wonna drop the­ argument, sure I'll grant you that. We certainly­ do have a chronic case of Grand Delusions here. Screen­ lines persons for security­ risks. Serena threatened to­ kill a linesperson and shove a ball down their throat­ and you are telling us it is the Lines person who is­ the security risk..................

if i were clijsters i would be really sore at the line­ judge cos no thanks to her the fans will never know who­ had actually won that match

just drop it will you con. and stop taking things out­ of context. you dont need to be a rocket scientist to­ know in every field there are well trained people and­ there are black sheep. in every field do you get it?­ and where does obama get into this? weird is as weird­ gets.

the issue is not about removing relevant parties­ on a tennis court, its about screening them security­ risks included. why are you so reluctant to watch the­ match again and determine if from a tv perspective she­ was apparently only there in that last game? no­ one's drawing any conclusions except you. and your­ analogies involving sponsors and others are just plain­ ridiculous. for anyone to consider screening sponsors­ for security risks is plain looney, to come forth and­ say it is no less.

get your point kenneth c but we­ have a chronic case here

let every body put this aside and move on. i am a very­ big fan of serena and ilove the way she plays her­ tennis and i dont want anything to happen to her.­ please let us all put this aside'

­ kenneth c.

let every body put this aside and move on. i am a very­ big fan of serena and ilove the way she plays her­ tennis and i dont want anything to happen to her.­ please let us all put this aside'

­ kenneth c.

let every body put this aside and move on. i am a very­ big fan of serena and ilove the way she plays her­ tennis and i dont want anything to happen to her.­ please let us all put this aside'

­ kenneth c.

objectiveguy62, the loss still hurts huh.........where­ do you think the USTA, ITF, WTA & ATP get the­ umpires and line people from? They are trained, paid­ professionals, just like the players, except they­ behave like professionals unlike some players. But I­ guess you guys know what's best. CONSPIRACY, that­ is the most laughable excuse for a loss yet, and it had­ to come by Serena fans......predictable. Why aren't­ you crying CONSPIRACY that Obama won the­ election.........Since you live in AMERICA??????

hey guys btw i think daniel's right. he's not­ talking about removing the line judges, just screening­ them so little overreaction from Con there. dan's­ also got a point that should there be a question about­ whether serna would hit the line judge, clearly no by­ her speech preface.
dan's one of the more succinct­ contributors here and his points are pretty well­ supported and makes common sense. there's nothin­ wrong with asking for fair treatment of both, if­ serena's investigated so should the line judge!­ after all this is america!!!!

Its All in the mind Con, its all in the mind, and as­ Simon Cowell would say: Sorry (again)

daniel2688, was that supposed to hurt my feelings or­ anger me?????? Sorry to dissapoint you!

Hi Con

Sorry to have caused you so much time &­ energy in reading my comments and responding. As for­ me, the only time I will give to a warped mind is just­ these 2 lines you have just read.

Chinedu N, try abusing and threatening someone in your­ workplace today in the same way Serena threatened the­ Lines person. I guarantee you'll be sacked on the­ spot, escorted from the building and charged with­ Criminal Offences. Please prove me wrong....pick the­ nearest male let alone female and tell them you are­ youing to shove a whole box of pens down their throat..­ Take your ruler or your envelope opener and wave it at­ anyone shouting "I'm going to Kill you"­ and see how long it takes to have you arrested.

Bblee, #138 - any respect I had for you is completely­ gone after your agreeance with daniel's hysterics.

IN CLOSING THIS DISCUSSION, YOUR OTHER COMMENT­ "Serena­ made her non-physical violence intentions­ crystar clear­ from the outset by prefacing " If I­ could. You've admitted that her intentions were­ Violent, you just described it perfectly so give it up.­ By saying "If I Could" it also clearly­ indicates that her intentions were violent and IF ionly­ the Rules PERMITTED HER TO DO IT HEY???? You just­ tried and HUNG your own client. Don't give up your­ day job cause as a Lawyer, YOU SUCK AT IT!

daniel2688, Serena has apologised several times and­ wants to move on, the linesperson has moved on to the­ next tournament, the USTA has proclaimed another record­ breaking event and moved on to bank their earnings, the­ Serena "RACIST HATERS" as you devoted fans­ call them have definitely moved on HAPPILY.

It seems­ the only person still losing sleep over Serena's­ loss is YOU. Get some help as it appears you are­ suffering from Post Traumatic Stress AND A VERY BAD­ CASE OF "SOUR GRAPES".

Regarding Your­ comment "we should now focus on the line judge/s.­­ They have to be vetted and screened as much as is­­ possible to weed out the crazies and wackos, the ones­­ with wicked agendas, et..al. Even more so after what­­ happened to Seles, the line judges are in such close­­ proximity to the players that any demented or radical­­ ones could pose a real serious danger to the top­­ players. Have the tennis federations ever thought­ about­ this? Especially as it seems up until now, line­ judges­ seemed to have almos t complete­ trust"..........
it took me 23 minutes to finally­ stop laughing.

SO LINES PERSONS ARE NOW ARE THREAT TO­ PLAYERS.......NICE SWITCHEROO THERE PAL....WHY­ DON'T WE DO AWAY WITH THE BALL BOYS AND GIRLS FOR­ THEY GET CLOSER TO PLAYERS THAN ANYONE ELSE. WHAT ABOUT­ OPPOSITION COACHES COMING ONTO THE COURT, THEY HAVE AS­ MUCH MOTIVE TO SLIP POISON INTO THE OPPOSING­ PLAYER'S DRINK. BAN PHOTOGRAPHERS, SOME OF THOSE­ CAMERAS MAY INFACT BE MINI GRENADE LAUNCHERS. AND­ INTERVIEWERS, THEIR MICROPHONES MAY INFACT BE CONCEELED­ GUNS. I WOULDN'T TRUST THOSE SPONSORS COMMING ONTO­ THE COURT TO PRESENT THOSE TROPHIES AND PRIZES EITHER,­ GOD KNOWS WHAT HIDDEN SINISTER MOTIVES THEY MAY CARRY.

number 134, is like u are a litel bit crazy, just 4­ that, u wish her one or two years ban. something is­ total wrong with u.