Serena Williams has etiquette issues

And she doesn't seem to get it. Rather, she seems to be convinced that the umpire has something against her.

Here is the set up. Williams, in the process of losing to 9th Seeded Samantha Sosur in the U.S Open finals, tries to psyche herself up in the 2nd game of the second set.

So she hits a strong forehand attack shot and as Sosur attempts to make a return, Williams screams out "Come On!".

And yes, while there are far worse things she could have done, it is a huge etiquette violation and as we found out shortly after, it cost her a point. And we later found it, it cost Williams, her composure..again.

Watch the video here. After she drags out the argument with the umpire, she goes back to playing, only at the 3:00 mark, do we hear her really start going all in on the woman in the umpire chair saying some not-so-nice things about her.

Your video is right here, take a look:

Serena Treated For Pulmonary Embolism

People magazine is reporting that Serena Williams has undergone surgery for a pulmonary embolism- a fancy name for a blood clot in her lungs.

Williams' spokeswoman, Nicole Chabot, says that the clot was discovered last week, and that she had "emergency treatment yesterday ((meaning Monday)) for a hematoma she suffered as a result" of that treatment.

Williams is being treated at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.

"Doctors are continuing to monitor her situation closely to avoid additional complications," Chabot said.

Serena is looking to get back into playing competitive tennis since cutting her foot on some glass in the middle of last year. Her last match was at Wimbledon last July.

Here's the match we all, probably, will remember her from going forward...
((HT: USTA/CBS/youtube))

Big Upset Day At All England: Federer, Williams Sisters, Bryan Brothers..

All gone...

First, Roger Federer loses to 12-seed Tomas Berdych in four sets...
6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4...

Until Wednesday, Federer was 51-1 at the tournament since the start of the 2003 edition. Since winning his 2010 title at the Australian in January, Federer has been to the semifinals at only three of eight tournaments.

Then the top-ranked Williams sisters lose in doubles They were looking for a fifth consecutive Grand Slam title in doubles, but were beaten 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 by Russians Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva.

The Williamses climbed to No. 1 in doubles for the first time after winning the French Open. They were bidding for their 13th major...

And THEN, the Bryan brothers lose in men's doubles. Bob and Mike Bryan were upset in the Wimbledon quarters by 39-year-old Dick Norman of Belgium and Wesley Moodie of South Africa 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (3-7), and 7-5.

The Bryans were chasing their ninth Grand Slam title.
They were the runners-up at Wimbledon last year.

What is this world coming to on grass...???

Here's the last game of the Federer match...
((HT: AELTC/WTA/ESPN/nygiants082))

Stosur Upsets Serena At French

The top-ranked player on the women's side, Serena Williams, loses in the quarterfinals- blowing a match point in the process- and losing to Australian Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-7 (7-2), 8-6.

A 12-time Grand Slam champion, Williams won her only French Open title in 2002 and hasn't been to the semifinals since 2003.

"I guess it's a redundant story with me," she said. "It was my match, and I lost it."

The upset was the second in a row for the 7th seed. Stosur ended four-time champion Justine Henin's French Open winning streak at 24 matches in the fourth round.

Here's your postgame from Stosur...
((HT: French Open/WTA/murcet))

Serena out $82 Large for the Holidays

The profanity laced tirade that Serena Williams unleashed at the U.S Open back in early September has proven to be a bit expensive for her. Since it was a "Grand Slam" offense, she was fined the max...$82,500 to be exact and she was put on probation for the next 2 years. Should she commit another "Offense" during that period, the fine would double to $172,ooo and she be barred from the next U.S Open.

More from USA Today RIGHT HERE

((Serena Williams says not so nice things//Courtesy: The TimesOnline.co.uk))

Really, this isn't a humungous story, but it does give us an excuse to re-run the video of her shall we say...entertaining tirade. Enjoy the video, Thanks You Tube:

Serena Fined $10-Grand For Not Killing Side Judge

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Serena Williams' profanity-laced, finger-pointing tirade at a U.S. Open linesperson drew a $10,000 fine Sunday, and more punishment could follow from a broader investigation into what the head of the tournament called her "threatening manner."

The fine -- not quite 3 percent of the $350,000 in prize money Williams earned by reaching the semifinals -- is the maximum on-site penalty that can be issued for unsportsmanlike conduct at a Grand Slam tournament.

"The average individual would look at that and say, 'A $10,000 fine for what she did? What are you guys, crazy?' The answer is: the process isn't over," tournament director Jim Curley said in an interview.

Williams also was docked $500 for smashing her racket after the first set of the match. Because she was issued a warning then, her later actions resulted in the loss of a point.

The foot fault resulted in a double-fault, which moved Clijsters one point from victory. Williams then was penalized a point for her outburst; because it happened to come on match point, it ended the semifinal with Clijsters ahead 6-4, 7-5.

Babcock did not immediately respond to requests for comment. But Curley said the inquiry probably would include reviewing TV footage, checking additional audio feeds from courtside microphones and interviewing Williams, the linesperson, the chair umpire and possibly spectators.

"What she did was unacceptable. It's unacceptable behavior under any circumstances. When you're on the court, and you are waving your racket toward a linesperson and using profanity, it's just simply unacceptable," Curley told the AP. "When you look at the tape, it's pretty clear that the way she approached the linesperson, with her racket and in that manner, it was a threatening manner. It certainly was."

Here's a longer version of the outburst, thanks to our friends at 9NewsAustralia/USTA

Serena Codes Out Of US Open After Outburst

((HT: NY Post))

Yeah, okay... this wasn't bizarre or anything in the US Open semi-finals...

With Serena Williams ((pictured, thanks Reuters/NYPost)) serving at 5-6, 15-30 in the second set, she faulted on her first serve. On the second serve, a line judge called a foot fault, making it a double-fault — a call rarely, if ever, seen at that stage of any match, let alone the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.

That made the score 15-40, putting Kim Clijsters one point from victory.

Instead of stepping to the baseline to serve again, Williams went over and shouted and cursed at the line judge, pointing at her and shaking a ball at her.

“If I could, I would take this ... ball and shove it down your ... throat and kill you,” Williams said.

The ellipses you see are blocking alleged expletives not picked up on courtside microphones...

The line judge went over to the chair umpire, and tournament referee Brian Earley joined in the conversation. Williams then went over and said to the line judge: “I didn’t say I would kill you. Are you serious? Are you serious? I didn’t say that.”

Williams already had been give a code violation warning when she broke her racket after losing the first set. So the chair umpire now awarded a penalty point to Clijsters, ending the match.

“She was called for a foot fault, and a point later, she said something to a line umpire, and it was reported to the chair, and that resulted in a point penalty,” Earley explained. “And it just happened that point penalty was match point. It was a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.”

((HT: Eurosport/USTA))
Here's the outburst in question...

More Famous People to Co-Own Dolphins

How many more "Minority Owners" does Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross need? He's already announced that Gloria Estefan has bought a small chunk of the team and now the latest to come on board: The Williams sisters. Yes, that's right, Venus and Serena.

Check out the story from Miami Herald.com here.

((Venus and Serena Williams Photo//Courtesy: Getty Images/NBC6 Miami))

Oh...by the way, the Dolphins are "Partners" with Jimmy Buffet too. Why else would the stadium now be called "Landshark" stadium?

Ross, who has gone on record saying "I don't need the money" says that this is to "Make the team more a part of the community". Ok, explain to me how inviting people who wouldn't be caught dead sitting in the stands (they'd be in a luxury box), helps "Connect the team with the Community"? Famous people are great at lending there names to...well...pretty much anything, but they don't necessarily show up to support the place or thing. It will be interesting to see if the Williams sisters along with the Estefan's actually show up at a game.

Enjoy this little ditty, recorded originally in 1973 (I can vouch for it, I grew up down there and actually have this song on an old 45). Video Courtesy: The You Tube