What a load....

This article by The Nation is simply absurd. I used to subscribe to this magazine, and find it can be a very good one. But it is wildly uneven, and sometimes simply ridiculous. The article is an example of that.

To equate vague expletive spewing ("I don't give a shit") with actual physical threat ("If I could, I would take this fucking ball and shove it down your fucking throat." ), means that the writer of this story should never be taken seriously. Between the lines of the article is the evidence that the writer knows little about tennis history. Yes, McEnroe is known as the former bad boy....as if he was never fined, as if he was never suspended from the sport. He was. And he never threatened anyone with bodily harm.

The writer of that article is trying so hard to find misogyny or racism or something. But all he did is make an ass of himself.

Serena (and Venus, though in my mind less so) has a history of post-match press conferences where she gives her opponents little credit, even if the opponent won. I think in this instance she was less so for many reasons. For one, what she did was so wrong even she can see it. Also, Clijsters is reportedly one of the nicest players on tour, and that sets a tone. But more importantly is the release date of One the Line--September 1, 2009. Just before the Open. And as Serena tells the press frequently--she is also a business woman.