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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I enjoy tennis and play. We have taken a trip to NY a few times to watch the matches. I have to say I am a fan of The Williams sisters, more Venus than Serena, who strikes me as a sore loser..seeing her antics on court proves this.
[b]We did also notice the moms odd response to the elation she should have felt (or at least put on a front for) over her daughter jubilant win and huge prize money.[/b] The way she stood there with a sour puss on her face and arms crossed did not look very good on camera. Not sure whats going on but obviously something hit a nerve with the mama hen.

Congrats to Serena, it was an incredible match![/quote]

But did you notice any other faces she made throughout the match.  She had many different expressions.  Perhaps she grimaced because she thought it was in bad taste that the announcer told the entire viewing audience that Serena was walking away with [b]a 3.6 million dollar check.[/b]  I noticed the the announcer only said that Azarenka was taking home an extra $250,000, but never announced the total.  I found that odd, but thought little of it until this DCUM thread.  [/quote]

They always announce the winnings. Nothing new. Not a big deal...why shouldn't they announce it Is it a secret? NO[/quote]

See, I watch these matches often.  I disagree, they do not always announce the total winnings.  And no it is not a secret that the winner of the U.S. Open takes home 2.6 mil and the finalist 1.3, but the announcer is not so crass as to say and "today you are taking home a check for 3.6 million dollars".  And again, Azarenka's take home was not announced as 1.5 million.  It was simply stated that she had earned an additional 250k.  As it should have been announced.  But hey, just like many of you can be looking and seeing too much into Serena's mom's expression, I too could be seeing and reading too much into the announcer's crass proclamation about the money.  [/quote]

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