Tennis, anyone?

**Grace** · 09-13-2009, 10:25 PM

Kim Clijsters won the Women's Final at the U.S. Open tonight - in straight sets. From Belgium, she is the first Mom to win the Open since Evonne Goolagong Cawley did it back in 1980.

Kim did win the Open back in 2005; she took the last 3 years off from tennis to get married and have a baby, Jada, who is 18 months now.

**Cinder & Smoke** · 09-13-2009, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by Grace

Kim Clijsters won the Women's Final at the U.S. Open tonight - in straight sets.

Did she have to break any raquets or beat up any Officials to do it?

**Grace** · 09-13-2009, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

Did she have to break any raquets or beat up any Officials to do it?

Not a one

**RICHARD** · 09-13-2009, 11:29 PM

Maybe she and Kanye West can get together and teach a manners and etiquette class?

**Lady's Human** · 09-13-2009, 11:47 PM

I have to chuckle at the kerfluffle about Ms. Williams' tirade.

John McEnroe, anyone?

**Daisy and Delilah** · 09-14-2009, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by RICHARD

Maybe she and Kanye West can get together and teach a manners and etiquette class?

I'll say!! Was it a full moon this past weekend??

**RICHARD** · 09-14-2009, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by Daisy and Delilah

I'll say!! Was it a full moon this past weekend??

I don't mind a good player/ump-ref-judge rumble now and then.
I like the baseball manager that goes nuts-I find those encounters entertaining and funny.

I don't like the spitting/threatening/getting into an officials face.

If I was the line judge, and seeing the a-holery that some racket wielding Amazon was performing in front of me? I'd be a little rattled too.

The premise that a 'foot fault' violation is never called at 'that point in a game' is ridiculous and stupid. Why have rules in the first place? Or do we suspend all rules and laws when it suits the situation?

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My brothers coached an adult softball team that were DQ'ed because a player on the team spit into the face of an umpire that made a call that went against him.

It didn't seem to matter that they were playing for the league championship and it wasn't the fault of the other 14 players on the team. The ump-who used to ump the games I played in - was a stand up guy and I really didn't blame him for calling the game. God knows what kind of problems would have gone on if he hadn't stopped the game!

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LOLOLOL, she just put out a statement saying that she was sorry and apologized to the judge, her opponent and the public. Probably the investigation and the possibility of her having more sanctions against her gnarly persona made her "get some sorry"? I guess 350k is quite a bit of money to lose?