Originally posted by: Xstatic1
okay, so i had to do some googling b4 posting my $.02 about this. from various sources like:
http://orvillelloyddouglas.wor...of-indian-wells-event/
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c...ericsson_open_ap/#null
http://answers.yahoo.com/quest...=20080127215917AAbcki5
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/f...F93BA25750C0A9679C8B63
the fact is Serena was booed. i don't keep up with the Williams sisters or womens tennis to know if their father does *scheme* which daughter play certain opponents, but i would think a WTA doctor would have to in fact rule a player (Venus) is injured before the match. so whether or not the crowd didn't "believe" the injury, the boos were certainly uncalled for. when i used to watch tennis, the referee would say "quiet please", so was this somehow not done at Indian Wells back in 2001? and if the boos continued, wouldn't it have been the referee's duty to stop the match?
so fast fast-forward to now, some 7 years later, and Richard Williams has to stoop so low and say some crud about the 2 women *founders*, that too is uncalled for. what happened back in 2001 was unfortunate and the match probably should have been stopped from play. sad to say this, but Richard's recent statements almost validates the boos from back then.