Williams refuses to apologise for tirade against chair umpire during defeat
Williams refuses to apologise for tirade against chair umpire during defeat
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Open rage: Serena Williams has a word with the chair umpire during
her US Open final against Samantha Stosur on Sunday. Pics/AFP
The American star had lost the first set 6-2 to the Australian and faced a break point in the opening game of the second when she unleashed a huge forehand which she greeted it with a loud "c'mon".
But Stosur hadn't even reached the ball and Greek umpire Eva Asderaki immediately penalised the three-time champion for "intentional hindrance". The point -- and the game -- was awarded to Stosur. "Aren't you the one who screwed me over last time?" Williams, who was eventually defeated 6-2, 6-3, bellowed at Asderaki, in an apparent reference to a similar incident in Doha in 2009.
The 29-year-old flatly refused to apologise for her outburst. "I regret losing," said Williams. "I don't even remember what I said. It was just so intense out there. It's the final and I guess I'll see it on YouTube. I was just in the zone." Williams' rage with Asderaki was picked up by courtside microphones.
"Don't even look at me," she shouted up at Asderaki. "If I see you in the corridor don't even walk past me... a code violation for expressing my opinion, we're in America... you're unattractive inside..." Serena could be fined $175,000 and could even face a US Open ban for a repeat offence.
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