Tennis news – Serena, despite injury, doesn't keep away from U.S Open
Serena Williams will be officiating at this year’s tournament and will rotate through the various on-court officiating positions. Serena was sent into a tirade during last year’s U.S. Open by the line judge.
Tournament organizer Shino Tsurubuchi said to the association press on Saturday, “Serena is a world class official and we have full confidence on her."
The statement continued, "consistent with U.S. Open officiating assignments, Ms. Tsurubuchi will officiate in both men's and women's matches, and will rotate through the various on-court officiating positions."
Serena William who is the world’s top professional tennis player, with 13 Grand Slams singles titles, withdrew last week from the U.S. Open 2010, which begins today. In the statement given by her she said that she hasn’t completely recovered from cuts on her right foot.
In the late 2009 U.S. Open semi-finals, Tsurubuchi was working the baseline-defending champion Williams and Kim Clijsters. Clijsters was moved one point from victory due to double-fault by Williams which Tsurubuchi called a foot fault.
Williams was given a code violation warning when she broke her racket after losing the first set. Due to the violation the chair umpire awarded a penalty point to Clijsters. The ruling prompted profanity-laced and finger-pointing by Williams as well. Tsurubuchi and the tournament director Jim Curley called at the time “a threatening manner.” The penalty point resulted with the Clijsters ahead in the semi-final with 6-4, 7-5. Clijsters won the championship.
For the unsportsmanlike conduct, Williams was fined $ 10,000 right away by the U.S. Tennis Association. After 2 and half months later she was fined an additional $ 82,500 by the Grand Slam administrator and was told that she would be suspended for the U.S. Open if she has another “major offense” at any Grand Slam tournament in 2010 or 2011.Williams silly mistakes resulted in insult and payment of a huge fine.
Serena Williams has worked hard since her entrance in the tennis world. This American star has a huge number of praising fans, who love to watch her playing but unfortunately these fans will not get a chance this time to watch their ideal playing in Grand Slam U.S. Open 2010.
Williams has a unique style of playing. She is basically a baseline player, who is also considered as an aggressive player. Her immediate control of rallies is tremendous. Williams is noted for her powerful and consistent serve, which is considered the best in the women’s game. Her serve is second-fastest serve of all time among female players, whereas Venus Williams who is her sister has a fastest serving record in today’s tennis world.
Serena Williams’ aggressive style of playing usually results in a relatively high number of errors. But these unforced errors are balanced in part by her serve, which combines great power. She is also noted as strong defensive player although many think of Williams as only an offensive player. Serena is really good with her forehand; her double-handed back hand is to be considered one of the best in the tennis world. Her back-hand shot from any position on the court even when under pressure or cross court is considered to be weapon. Williams drive volleys and powerful overheads gibe her advantages at the net, a shot not used by many players.
In a trip to Munich, unfortunately Williams stepped on broken glass in a restaurant. She had a surgery and missed all the summer tournaments this season including Cincinnati and Montreal, the other main tournament missed by her includes Istanbul. Her fans and all who love tennis were really disappointed due to her sudden injury. The injury forced her to withdraw from the U.S. Open. Serena Williams is missing her first Grand Slam since Wimbledon 2006 but soon she’ll return with the Toray Pacific Open in late September. Serena’s fans are looking forward for her terrific performance in the Toray Pan Pacific this year and the experts are saying that the Williams will regain her No.1 position in this tournament.
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