Serena is a bully and a crybaby

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not a follower of tennis, but DH really enjoys watching Serena. I thought her actions were awful--but, I don't know what the men do. I know the commentators were saying that the men do a lot worse. That said, the way she threw the racket and calling the ump a "thief' were pretty awful to me. Do the men call the umps names? To me, calling him a thief--telling him that he stole her point-was pretty bad. That's worse to me that profanity or vulgarity. It's not the same thing as calling him a mf or something like that.

She was way out of line and her first interview was not very good. Later, her words in an interview were better. But, after the tournament, when she was interviewed at the presser, she was complaining about sexism. There may be sexism, but that was not why she lost. It was not a good look for her--especially when she has done so well. And, it certainly diminished Osaka's win. Poor Sport, Serena.

Groan. You really shouldn’t comment on something you obviously have little knowledge and can not grasp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know, sometimes an issue isn’t men vs. women or black vs. white. It’s about a person’s behavior during a tough moment. That’s what this is about. Serena’s behavior during a tough situation. She didn’t handle it well. And, she doesn’t get a pass because she’s a mom, or a black woman or a super athlete.

or because she's on steroids...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know, sometimes an issue isn’t men vs. women or black vs. white. It’s about a person’s behavior during a tough moment. That’s what this is about. Serena’s behavior during a tough situation. She didn’t handle it well. And, she doesn’t get a pass because she’s a mom, or a black woman or a super athlete.

She didn't "handle it well" because she was being treated unfairly. How would any of us react in the same situation, playing a championship game and having, first, one point, and then, an entire game handed to our opponent? If there is any point in life where a person needs to stand up for herself, this is it. If we don't stand up for ourselves during a tough moment, when will we?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know, sometimes an issue isn’t men vs. women or black vs. white. It’s about a person’s behavior during a tough moment. That’s what this is about. Serena’s behavior during a tough situation. She didn’t handle it well. And, she doesn’t get a pass because she’s a mom, or a black woman or a super athlete.

She didn't "handle it well" because she was being treated unfairly. How would any of us react in the same situation, playing a championship game and having, first, one point, and then, an entire game handed to our opponent? If there is any point in life where a person needs to stand up for herself, this is it. If we don't stand up for ourselves during a tough moment, when will we?

Seriously? If this is your argument, you need to find a new one.
There is a difference between standing up for oneself and throwing a temper tantrum. Serena did the latter.
Had she just had a conversation (passionate, even) with the chair, that would have been one thing. But, then she broke her racquet and continued to rant to the chair.
She would have had much more respect had she just stood up for herself. Instead, she stole a winning moment from the true champion of this match.

[Anonymous]

John McEnroe was suspended from tennis for 6 months for an outburst similar to Serena's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know, sometimes an issue isn’t men vs. women or black vs. white. It’s about a person’s behavior during a tough moment. That’s what this is about. Serena’s behavior during a tough situation. She didn’t handle it well. And, she doesn’t get a pass because she’s a mom, or a black woman or a super athlete.

She didn't "handle it well" because she was being treated unfairly. How would any of us react in the same situation, playing a championship game and having, first, one point, and then, an entire game handed to our opponent? If there is any point in life where a person needs to stand up for herself, this is it. If we don't stand up for ourselves during a tough moment, when will we?

The first warning might be a little too harsh, but if she’s winning, the rest would never have happened. No, she acted out not because of the “unfair” treatment, but because she can’t take her lose well. She should have done the complaint after the game instead of ruining a fair and square win for Naomi.

[Anonymous]

Too much effing drama. I don’t want to see her, watch her, or hear from her again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know, sometimes an issue isn’t men vs. women or black vs. white. It’s about a person’s behavior during a tough moment. That’s what this is about. Serena’s behavior during a tough situation. She didn’t handle it well. And, she doesn’t get a pass because she’s a mom, or a black woman or a super athlete.

She didn't "handle it well" because she was being treated unfairly. How would any of us react in the same situation, playing a championship game and having, first, one point, and then, an entire game handed to our opponent? If there is any point in life where a person needs to stand up for herself, this is it. If we don't stand up for ourselves during a tough moment, when will we?

Seriously? If this is your argument, you need to find a new one.
There is a difference between standing up for oneself and throwing a temper tantrum. Serena did the latter.
Had she just had a conversation (passionate, even) with the chair, that would have been one thing. But, then she broke her racquet and continued to rant to the chair.
She would have had much more respect had she just stood up for herself. Instead, she stole a winning moment from the true champion of this match.

Did you watch the match? The broken racket had nothing to do with the umpire, she was mad at herself at that point.

It is the umpire who stole the winning moment and cast a cloud over this championship by not allowing the match to be played fairly and completely by the competitors to the end. There will always be questions about how this match was officiated.

[Anonymous]

Serena seems to have put herself under a very high amount of pressure to come back and win. She knows her capabilities and she is 'underachieving' and not managing that well. Serena used to be better at staying in control of her emotions but it seems at this point, she is struggling. Likely being a mother, almost dying, trying ot get back to the top. It seems like it is all almost more than she can handle right now.

At the same time, she has dealt with more discrimination over the years than anyone else. She and Venus have faced sexism and racism and other insults (she is a man, she is on drugs, degrading her body type) continuously and at some point as you get older, you just stop taking BS.

I wish she had been able to stay in control and handle it differently. But I understand the emotional behind her actions. I think she needs some time off to figure out what she wants. She put so much pressure on herself to come back quickly and to win again and she needs to find a way to be okay with that not happening. I think she wants to go out and end her career on top. Getting there though may be more than she can handle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know, sometimes an issue isn’t men vs. women or black vs. white. It’s about a person’s behavior during a tough moment. That’s what this is about. Serena’s behavior during a tough situation. She didn’t handle it well. And, she doesn’t get a pass because she’s a mom, or a black woman or a super athlete.

She didn't "handle it well" because she was being treated unfairly. How would any of us react in the same situation, playing a championship game and having, first, one point, and then, an entire game handed to our opponent? If there is any point in life where a person needs to stand up for herself, this is it. If we don't stand up for ourselves during a tough moment, when will we?

Seriously? If this is your argument, you need to find a new one.
There is a difference between standing up for oneself and throwing a temper tantrum. Serena did the latter.
Had she just had a conversation (passionate, even) with the chair, that would have been one thing. But, then she broke her racquet and continued to rant to the chair.
She would have had much more respect had she just stood up for herself. Instead, she stole a winning moment from the true champion of this match.

Did you watch the match? The broken racket had nothing to do with the umpire, she was mad at herself at that point.

It is the umpire who stole the winning moment and cast a cloud over this championship by not allowing the match to be played fairly and completely by the competitors to the end. There will always be questions about how this match was officiated.

I watched the whole match. She let her anger get the better of her when she broke her racquet. That was HER action. You are right - it had nothing to do with the chair umpire. She CHOSE to do it.
Osaka won the match. She was the better player yesterday. To imply that the match is “stolen” takes a much deserved victory away from the player who earned it - Osaka.

[Anonymous]

Doesn't she want to parent her child?
What about the father?
Is he doing everything at home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know, sometimes an issue isn’t men vs. women or black vs. white. It’s about a person’s behavior during a tough moment. That’s what this is about. Serena’s behavior during a tough situation. She didn’t handle it well. And, she doesn’t get a pass because she’s a mom, or a black woman or a super athlete.

She didn't "handle it well" because she was being treated unfairly. How would any of us react in the same situation, playing a championship game and having, first, one point, and then, an entire game handed to our opponent? If there is any point in life where a person needs to stand up for herself, this is it. If we don't stand up for ourselves during a tough moment, when will we?

That logic may hold when you're being unfairly penalized but Serena was in the wrong and all she did was expose herself as a unsporting, petulant drama queen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Serena seems to have put herself under a very high amount of pressure to come back and win. She knows her capabilities and she is 'underachieving' and not managing that well. Serena used to be better at staying in control of her emotions but it seems at this point, she is struggling. Likely being a mother, almost dying, trying ot get back to the top. It seems like it is all almost more than she can handle right now.

At the same time, she has dealt with more discrimination over the years than anyone else. She and Venus have faced sexism and racism and other insults (she is a man, she is on drugs, degrading her body type) continuously and at some point as you get older, you just stop taking BS.

I wish she had been able to stay in control and handle it differently. But I understand the emotional behind her actions. I think she needs some time off to figure out what she wants. She put so much pressure on herself to come back quickly and to win again and she needs to find a way to be okay with that not happening. I think she wants to go out and end her career on top. Getting there though may be more than she can handle.

Except none of this was BS. And I don't get the whole victimhood argument......everyone loves Serena. Osaka played an away match yesterday in front of a wildly partisan, pro-Serena crowd and somehow she managed to keep her s*** together. Stop making excuses for Serena's poor behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, Serena was treated very unfairly.

Who knows who would have won if the chair umpire hadn't let his own emotions affect his calls.

She was not. She admitted that men do much worse(coaching on court, which is not allowed) hence admitting that she was coached. Right or wrong what men do, how is she not being coached? Her coach admitted it, her temper is a problem. How about we talk that in some ways, US has a US Open champ this year? Even though Osaka plays for Japan, she also has US citizenship and has lived in US most of her life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Serena seems to have put herself under a very high amount of pressure to come back and win. She knows her capabilities and she is 'underachieving' and not managing that well. Serena used to be better at staying in control of her emotions but it seems at this point, she is struggling. Likely being a mother, almost dying, trying ot get back to the top. It seems like it is all almost more than she can handle right now.

At the same time, she has dealt with more discrimination over the years than anyone else. She and Venus have faced sexism and racism and other insults (she is a man, she is on drugs, degrading her body type) continuously and at some point as you get older, you just stop taking BS.

I wish she had been able to stay in control and handle it differently. But I understand the emotional behind her actions. I think she needs some time off to figure out what she wants. She put so much pressure on herself to come back quickly and to win again and she needs to find a way to be okay with that not happening. I think she wants to go out and end her career on top. Getting there though may be more than she can handle.

Oh please! She is 36 years old. You must know nothing about tennis. The fact that she(and other male older tennis players) are playing that well at that age is an insane accomplishment. Losing in a final of a GS at 36 is just about as good as it gets at that age. He was coaching her, telling her to move the opponent around the court, and she admitted it when she said men are doing even worse. Enough with victim syndrome. You do realize Osaka is part AA? As in has US passport and her dad in AA?