First, let me say that Serena Williams could kick my ass.  I admit it.  Her biceps are bigger than my thighs.

So when Serena waves her racket towards someone, they usually take notice. It’s hasn’t been officialy confirmed yet, but there’s a general consensus that the petite lineswoman has broken the tip-toe running record. Oh, and not to say that this lineswoman is probably still scared shitless right now, but apparently the USTA isn’t releasing her name.

No clarification on whether or not ESPN meant to say that they’re not releasing the lineswoman’s name to the general public, or just to Serena Williams.

Second, way to be a role-model, Serena. Of course, I don’t condone the obvious racist comments you’ll read if you look below the related You Tube videos. Serena may never have signed on to become an ambassador for black female tennis players, but seeing her threatening – who else – a Japanese lineswoman really encourages all those inbred hicks to come out of the woodworks and post the most obscene racial comments their little minds can come up with.

What happened here shouldn’t be a racial issue. But throw, um, pudding at a fan, and we all know it’s going to be messy.

Third, and this is probably a technical issue – what actually was said? Will we ever really know if Serena “only” threatened to shove her racket down the lineswoman throat, or did she threaten to kill her? The US Open can’t realistically install microphones to cover each square inch of the court. So will the investigation have to interview fans sitting close to the lineswoman? In the end, will the lineswoman admit that while Serena DID only threaten physical harm, she FELT her life was in danger? After all, getting a tennis racket shoved down one’s throat WOULD probably kill someone, right? Yes folks, we’ll have to wait to see the results of the investigation.

Serena Williams Hissing

If Serena plans on being loud and hissy when she plays, she better take lessons from the master himself – John McEnroe. I don’t recall Johnny Mac ever physically threaten an official, but boy oh boy, could he question their competence! Call it what you want – but compared to what Serena said, let’s consider it as “constructive criticsm”. You see, throwing a tennis racket at the ground = ok. Telling a chair umpire that their chair has a higher IQ than them = ok. Clearly telling the official that they suck = acceptable. Threatening them physically = bad.

Oh, alright : a player might still get penalized for “unsportsmanlike conduct” for all of the above. But still, the last one is a worst PR issue nowadays.

The William sisters have often been called drama queens. But just look at the video – even Venus is shocked at Serena’s behavior.

Finally, the apology. Serena is quoted as saying :

I need to make it clear to all young people that I handled myself inappropriately and it’s not the way to act.

Is she being sincere? I guess we’ll just have to wait until her next outburst.