Serena Williams Berates Chair Umpire Eva Asderaki at U.S. Open But It Had Noting to to With a Sense of Entitlement Due to Race

Serena Williams' outburst yesterday at the U.S. Open had nothing to do with "entitlement" due to race, as Fox News' bleached-hair Barbie knock-off, Gretchen Carlson, would have you believe. It was more out of frustration at the imminent upset she was staring at by Samantha Stosur. How many times did we sit through John McEnroe's verbal tirades at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon? How many times have we had bad behavior from white athletes and I don't recall hearing anyone say it's because they felt entitled to go on a tirade. Serena Williams' behavior towards chair umpire Eva Asderaki was very unprofessional, but had nothing to do with race.

Yesterday, Williams was being outplayed by Stosur at Arthur Ashe Stadium and had already lost the first set when she let out a huge cry. Chair umpire Eva Asderaki then told her the point would go to Stosur because she had committed an intentional hinderance.

Williams asked for a replay but when the Greek umpire refused, the tennis star accused her of being involved in the 2009 incident. Pointing her finger, Williams yelled: 'Aren't you the one that screwed me over last time here? Yeah you are. 'Seriously, you have it out for me? 'I promise you, that's not cool. That's totally not cool. 'I truly despise you. And during the break, she continued her tirade. Sitting in a chair while drinking water, Williams warned her: 'If you ever see me walking down the hall, look the other way because you're out of control. Source

This had nothing to do with race from Serena Williams' vantage point, but everything to do with ego. We've seen it from male athletes, so why are people shocked this morning?


UPDATE#1: Serena Williams has been fined $2,000 for her tirade against umpire Eva Asderaki. That was just a drop in the bucket considering she made over $1 million for competing in the U.S. Open.