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.

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.

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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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 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?

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.

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.

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.