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Serena Williams: "I Had Really Just Lost Control"

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:20:00 EDT

Serena Williams discussed the U.S. Open incident on Good Morning America today (and promoted her memoir, On The Line), saying she wanted to give the judge "a big hug" afterwards, but thinks some criticism is gender-based. Clip at left. More »

Serena Williams Apologizes For U.S. Open Incident

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:40:00 EDT

Serena Williams just wrote on Twitter: "I want to sincerely apologize FIRST to the lines woman, Kim Clijsterst, USTA & mostly tennis fans everywhere. Thank you all for your support." In a lengthier apology on her blog she says: More »

Serena Williams Fined $10,000 For U.S. Open Incident

Hortense Smith — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:15:00 EDT

Earlier today we wondered what would happen to Serena Williams following her outburst at the U.S. Open. Now we have an answer: Williams is being fined $10,000, and an investigation that might lead to "additional punishment" is underway. [AP] More »

So What Happens To Serena Williams Now?

Hortense Smith — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:50:00 EDT

After her outbursts at the U.S. Open led to point violations cost her the semifinals against opponent Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams now faces a more daunting punishment: the judgment of the tennis world and the viewing public. More »

Sister Act

Anna Holmes — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:20:00 EDT

It's official: This Saturday, the 4th of July, Venus and Serena Williams will meet up in yet another Wimbledon final. [SI] More »

Bad Marriages: Do You Like To Watch?

Moe — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:30:00 EDT

It's Wedding Week at Jezebel! Not only are Anna, Jennie and Moe all headed — bliss! — to far-flung festivals of monogamy this warm weekend, Moe will be handing over her blogger reins to an altarbound friend for the duration, and wheedling a guest column out of her little brother, who last week proposed to his girlfriend of three months. (Yeah, he was drunk.) In this installment we examine the sick appeal of watching someone else's dysfunctional marriage fail. Which, um, we don't think has much of an appeal.