tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post9004996766346468604..comments2024-03-28T12:07:29.737-04:00Comments on kenneth in the (212): Many Happy Returns -- UPDATEKenneth M. Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666275272819956774noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-49982174173288780122018-09-11T11:47:46.268-04:002018-09-11T11:47:46.268-04:00I never noticed about the trophies ...good call.
...I never noticed about the trophies ...good call.<br /><br />I do not think this mirrors the clijsters situation, where Serena was blinded in rage.<br /><br />She was totally over the top in her reaction, but the umpire also handled the situation very poorly, there is culpability on both sides. Both of their behaviors belied their resumes and professional experience. She should have had the wherewithal to calm herself down and focus and he should have had the discretion to prevent the situation from descending into chaos which is his job. While her being outplayed may have certainly played a factor, I am not 100% convinced as she was demolished by Kerber at Wimbledon, hit off the court by Muguruza at the French etc and had no explosion and was very gracious in both instances....ATANNERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16756935939021756976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-54094233601737529702018-09-11T00:16:20.885-04:002018-09-11T00:16:20.885-04:00martina was spot on.martina was spot on.northalabamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972806479237521858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-65703847745929034472018-09-10T21:13:52.085-04:002018-09-10T21:13:52.085-04:00In this day and age, it seems like the trophies wo...In this day and age, it seems like the trophies would be identical.Size Queennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-60372176785292317252018-09-10T16:55:00.370-04:002018-09-10T16:55:00.370-04:00This morning I heard the audio from Serena William...This morning I heard the audio from Serena Williams, and it sounded like a repeat of the meltdown in the Clisters match.<br /><br />In both cases, she was being outplayed by a player she assumed she would be able to handle, and she unraveled (unconsciously, I suspect) to give herself an excuse for losing a match she felt she should have won. <br /><br />Where it got ridiculous was when she started demanding that the umpire apologize to her. (There’s no way she thought the umpire would actually do that.) And no one was accusing her of cheating. (As her coach pointed out, everyone does it. They just wanted her to tell her coach not to be so obvious.)<br /><br />Also, in the umpire’s defense, another umpire at the tournament got a lot of flac for treating a player who was melting down with kid gloves. I bet the umpires were subsequently instructed to make everyone obey the rules and treat all of them evenhandedly.<br /><br />Martina Navratilova has a good piece in The Times on the controversy.Lynnnoreply@blogger.com