{"id":1036,"date":"2009-09-13T15:37:06","date_gmt":"2009-09-13T19:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ninarota.com\/tennis\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2009-09-13T15:37:06","modified_gmt":"2009-09-13T19:37:06","slug":"serenas-outburst-a-few-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ninarota.com\/tennis\/serenas-outburst-a-few-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena’s Outburst: A Few Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m off to a U.S. Open costume party (I’m going as Elton John complete with stacked silver heels, rhinestone studded glasses and my Mo Connelly wooden racket, image to follow later), but first I have a few questions for you about Serena’s outburst at the U.S. Open (see above):<\/p>\n

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  1. Will foot faults be reviewable before there’s a roof on Arthur Ashe stadium?<\/li>\n
  2. While a foot fault is not as important as a line call, is there any reason a foot fault should not be called on an important point?<\/li>\n
  3. Should foot faults be eliminated?<\/li>\n
  4. Has there been an increase in foot fault calls in the past year or so or is it just me?<\/li>\n
  5. Have you ever seen a line judge approach the chair umpire and complain about a player’s behavior before?<\/li>\n
  6. Do you think a line judge at one of the other three (non U.S.) slams would have approached the chair umpire?<\/li>\n
  7. Would the chair umpire have given Serena the point penalty that ended the match if the line judge had not approached the chair?<\/li>\n
  8. Should Serena have lost the match for her outburst?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Let’s hear it.<\/p>\n

    [Correction: One should never put up a post in the middle of dressing up like Elton John, it’s too distracting. Apparently the line judge was called by the chair umpire so questions 5-7 are are irrelevant. As for the other questions, please weight in.]<\/p>\n

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