Marc
03-20-2001, 05:42 PM
Found an interesting and newsworthy article on the Williams sisters and controversial father Richard.
From SportsLine (http://cbs.sportsline.com/b/page/pressbox/0,1328,3679580,00.html):
You needn't be a clairvoyant to know that any attempt to direct even a hint of criticism in the direction of the Williams family -- be it Venus, Serena, or father, Richard -- will be met with outrage.
So be it. What happened this weekend in Palm Springs, at the tennis event best known as Indian Wells, will be the talk of the sport for a while.
That's only fitting, considering the bizarre spectacle several-thousand spectators witnessed: the boos cascading on Serena Williams before, during and after she won the women's singles title -- even though much of the anger was directed at Richard and, to a lesser extent, Venus.
It began after Venus unexpectedly withdrew from a semifinal against Serena four minutes before its start.
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From SportsLine (http://cbs.sportsline.com/b/page/pressbox/0,1328,3679580,00.html):
You needn't be a clairvoyant to know that any attempt to direct even a hint of criticism in the direction of the Williams family -- be it Venus, Serena, or father, Richard -- will be met with outrage.
So be it. What happened this weekend in Palm Springs, at the tennis event best known as Indian Wells, will be the talk of the sport for a while.
That's only fitting, considering the bizarre spectacle several-thousand spectators witnessed: the boos cascading on Serena Williams before, during and after she won the women's singles title -- even though much of the anger was directed at Richard and, to a lesser extent, Venus.
It began after Venus unexpectedly withdrew from a semifinal against Serena four minutes before its start.
Comments on this?