Bootylicious Serena Williams Launches IntoTirade At US Open, Match Ends On Her F-Bomb!

Bootylicious - what did you do? And for those hater that want to call me out for calling Serena by such a pseudonym, just remember it's not me but Serena herself who coined the term. Said Serena not long ago:

"I definitely think so. Just because I have large bosoms, and I have a big ass....it just looks like I'm not fit....I'm bootylicious, so to say. That's just how it is and always going to be."

I have no problem with that. Personally, I think she ought to wear that skin-tight panther suit as often as possible. In any case, Serena launched into an f-bomb tirade after she was called for a foot-fault when she was down 15-30 in the second set. She had already lost the first set and was down 5-6 in the second. The foot-fault gave her opponent, Kim Clijsters, a 15-40 advantage and double game point. But after the tirade, the chair assessed a penalty, giving Clijsters the point, thus the game, thus the set, thus the match. The ugliest ending of a tennis match that I can remember. Here's the ugly scene:

From ESPN:

Serena Williams' U.S. Open title defense ended in bizarre, ugly fashion Saturday night, when she was penalized a point on match point after yelling and shaking her racket in the direction of an official who called a foot fault.

Williams lost to unseeded, unranked Kim Clijsters 6-4, 7-5 in a taut semifinal that featured plenty of powerful groundstrokes by both women. No one will remember a single shot that was struck, though, because of the unusual, dramatic way it finished.

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.

Dropping the f-word liberally, Williams said, "I swear to God I'm [expletive] going to take this [expletive] ball and shove it down your [expletive] throat, you hear that? I swear to God."

The line judge was called over to the chair umpire, and tournament referee Brian Earley joined in the conversation. With the crowd booing -- making part of the dialogue inaudible -- Williams then went over and said to the line judge: "Sorry, but there are a lot of people who've said way worse." Then the line judge said something to the chair umpire, and Williams responded, "I didn't say I would kill you. Are you serious? I didn't say that." The line judge replied by shaking her head and saying, "Yes."

Serena was unapologetic afterwards, but did try to explain herself at the press conference:

Just apologies already Serena! What the heck?

UPDATE: This story is getting around more than I thought. It's got it's own memeorandum thread now!

Previously:
Bootylicious triumphs at Wimbledon