Serena Williams is sparking media attention this week after she completely lost her cool during a match at the US Open semi-final 2009, this past Sunday, with Kim Clijsters.
The highly talented tennis star had been called for a foot fault during her second serve and something snapped in the usually-composed athlete.
Long story short, Serena approached and verbally assaulted the line judge and also threatened to shove the tennis ball down the judges throat. A lot of profanity was being thrown around by Serena, the sister of fellow tennis star Venus and US Open officials were not impressed.
Serenas outburst ultimately cost her the game. The chair umpire awarded a point to Kim Clijsters which ended the game and resulted in a loss for Williams.
Sources today are saying that Serena Williams is claiming to have forgotten what was said during this match but insists there were no threats made.
Hmmm. If you can't remember what happened, how can you be sure you never threatened anyone? Seems a little sketchy to us.
Just to show Serena how disgusting her tantrum was US Open officials have fined her $10,000 for unsportsman-like conduct and $500 for racket abuse.
Where is your apology Serena? These actions are not those of a professional tennis star with a promising future, if you ask us!
What do you think of Serenas actions? Is her punishment too harsh or too weak?
Check out the video below, where you can see some of what Serena was saying to the judge: