Serena Williams, who lost both her temper and her US Open semi-final against Kim Clijsters on Saturday, was last night fined $10,500 (?6,300) and faced with the possibility of suspension for her profanity-laced tirade against a lineswoman who called a foot fault against her.
Officials judged her conduct to have constituted „unsportsmanlike behaviour“ and levied the maximum possible penalty. Williams, whose reward for making the https://hookupdate.net/geek2geek-review/ semi-final was $350,000 (?209,954), was also fined an additional $500 (?300) for breaking her racket earlier in the controversial match. Suffice to say, she will not be unduly worried by the prospect of financial hardship.More troubling for her, however, is the possibility of further action.
„The grand slam rule book allows for an investigation to be conducted by the grand slam committee administrator to determine if the behaviour of Ms Williams warrants consideration as a major offence, for which additional penalties can be imposed. This investigation has now begun,“ the referee Brian Earley said in a statement.Continue reading