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  • Chris B.C Offline
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    Chris B.
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    #218

    @rocky-rockbottom Why doesn't he keep something cheap in his kitbag to smash - rather than his tennis racquets? Maybe a Nicholas Cage mask?

    Won't lose points for racquet abuse either.

    Could be worse - he could be Serena - going down 6-1, 6-0!

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    • MajorPomM Offline
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      MajorPom
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      #219

      Have always hated Serena.

      Feel justified now.

      Awful person. Being black and female has saved her over the years. Comeuppance due.

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      • BovidaeB Offline
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        #220

        I've never seen a winner of a Grand Slam (their first) being embarrassed they won and having to apologise to a disrespectful crowd.

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        • SneakdefreakS Offline
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          #221

          Disgraceful by Serena Williams. She's losing badly so takes the route that many players and teams do today in sports - blame the ref/umpire for the fact you're getting your arse kicked.

          The Yankee media will come to her rescue and blame the umpire for her but it was embarrassing to watch the crowd boo the fact another player was merely more dominant on the day.

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          • BovidaeB Bovidae

            I've never seen a winner of a Grand Slam (their first) being embarrassed they won and having to apologise to a disrespectful crowd.

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            antipodean
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            #222

            @bovidae said in Tennis:

            I've never seen a winner of a Grand Slam (their first) being embarrassed they won and having to apologise to a disrespectful crowd.

            It's entitlement syndrome. And Americans are terrible losers.

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            • gt12G Offline
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              gt12
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              #223

              Osaka has a great story - her father moved them to the USA to be the next Williams sisters.

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              • boobooB Offline
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                booboo
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                #224

                Aaand the coach has admitted he was coaching, so yes you got your way Serena: you lost when you cheated.

                What a hirrible horrible person.

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                • antipodeanA antipodean

                  @bovidae said in Tennis:

                  I've never seen a winner of a Grand Slam (their first) being embarrassed they won and having to apologise to a disrespectful crowd.

                  It's entitlement syndrome. And Americans are terrible losers.

                  SiamS Offline
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                  Siam
                  wrote on last edited by Siam
                  #225

                  @antipodean got 29 seconds into that vid and remembered that my life doesn't need any more exposure to fuckwits these days.

                  I'm referring to booing the presenter in his introduction, that was enough. Greatest country in the free world my arse!

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                  • Baron Silas GreenbackB Offline
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                    Baron Silas Greenback
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                    #226

                    Disgusting behavior from Williams. She deserved the last 2 violations, first could ahve gone either way, but not a travesty.
                    As for sexism.. so stupid
                    Men get sanctioned far more than women. This Open men have had 23 code violations, women 9

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                    • Rancid SchnitzelR Offline
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                      Rancid Schnitzel
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                      #227

                      That's disgusting. The poor girl should be celebrating and instead she's crying.

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                      • KirwanK Offline
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                        Kirwan
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                        #228

                        So awful for the actual winner. Williams is a terrible sport.

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                        • Baron Silas GreenbackB Baron Silas Greenback

                          Disgusting behavior from Williams. She deserved the last 2 violations, first could ahve gone either way, but not a travesty.
                          As for sexism.. so stupid
                          Men get sanctioned far more than women. This Open men have had 23 code violations, women 9

                          jeggaJ Offline
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                          jegga
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #229

                          @baron-silas-greenback said in Tennis:

                          Disgusting behavior from Williams. She deserved the last 2 violations, first could ahve gone either way, but not a travesty.
                          As for sexism.. so stupid
                          Men get sanctioned far more than women. This Open men have had 23 code violations, women 9

                          Should have been the biggest day of Osaka’s life but that cow completely ruined it for her. Btw it is sexist according to stuff .

                          https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/tennis/106946237/chair-umpires-sexist-power-play-ruins-powerful-us-open-womens-final

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                          • jeggaJ jegga

                            @baron-silas-greenback said in Tennis:

                            Disgusting behavior from Williams. She deserved the last 2 violations, first could ahve gone either way, but not a travesty.
                            As for sexism.. so stupid
                            Men get sanctioned far more than women. This Open men have had 23 code violations, women 9

                            Should have been the biggest day of Osaka’s life but that cow completely ruined it for her. Btw it is sexist according to stuff .

                            https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/tennis/106946237/chair-umpires-sexist-power-play-ruins-powerful-us-open-womens-final

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                            taniwharugby
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                            #230

                            @jegga Serena said something that implied they are always out to get her...whether that was around the sexism or even toward racism?

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                              Donsteppa
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                              #231

                              Yet again Stuff proves that they'd last about a week if they put up a paywall...

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                              • taniwharugbyT taniwharugby

                                @jegga Serena said something that implied they are always out to get her...whether that was around the sexism or even toward racism?

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                                jegga
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #232

                                @taniwharugby said in Tennis:

                                @jegga Serena said something that implied they are always out to get her...whether that was around the sexism or even toward racism?

                                And yet somehow she’s won what is it 22 opens?

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                                  Virgil
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                                  #233

                                  Previously she’s been bitching about the number of drugs tests she had to take
                                  It’s like being a woman who’s built like a man is no reason to target her

                                  Oh wait she’s got a kid now, don’t they realise she would never cheat
                                  Truly aweful human being

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                                  • VirgilV Virgil

                                    Previously she’s been bitching about the number of drugs tests she had to take
                                    It’s like being a woman who’s built like a man is no reason to target her

                                    Oh wait she’s got a kid now, don’t they realise she would never cheat
                                    Truly aweful human being

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                                    jegga
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #234

                                    @virgil said in Tennis:

                                    Previously she’s been bitching about the number of drugs tests she had to take
                                    It’s like being a woman who’s built like a man is no reason to target her

                                    Oh wait she’s got a kid now, don’t they realise she would never cheat
                                    Truly aweful human being

                                    Was it her or her sister who called the police when the drug tester turned up?

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                                    • No QuarterN Offline
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                                      No Quarter
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #235

                                      That has to be right up there as one of the worst sporting moments in tennis, if not any sport. What a piece of fucking work Serena is. She has a long history of this too, @MajorRage is right she just gets away with it by playing the race and sex card.

                                      And then saying the umpire is sexist - how fucking horrible do you have to be to do that? Knowing your rabid fucking fans will go after him despite sexism having absolutely nothing to do with this?

                                      The sooner she retires the better it is for Tennis. Not often you'd say that about someone with her record, but the game is far better off without players that think they are the centre of everything.

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                                      • H Offline
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                                        hydro11
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                                        #236

                                        It's amazing that you can abuse an appointed official by calling them a liar and then say it is sexist when you get punished for it. I'm no tennis expert so I can't speak to the coaching and racquet violations and whether they are consistently enforced. Sexism comes down to just being disrespectful to women so if you are going to throw those terms around, you should make sure you treat other people properly.

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                                        • jeggaJ jegga

                                          @taniwharugby said in Tennis:

                                          @jegga Serena said something that implied they are always out to get her...whether that was around the sexism or even toward racism?

                                          And yet somehow she’s won what is it 22 opens?

                                          Baron Silas GreenbackB Offline
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                                          Baron Silas Greenback
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #237

                                          @jegga said in Tennis:

                                          @taniwharugby said in Tennis:

                                          @jegga Serena said something that implied they are always out to get her...whether that was around the sexism or even toward racism?

                                          And yet somehow she’s won what is it 22 opens?

                                          If tennis had wanted to stunt her career, would have been easy. Bring in true equality and make women play 5 sets at grand slams... her power would have been negated.

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