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Serena's meltdown reminder of the bad old days

September 13, 2009 10:17 PM By JOHN JEANSONNE john.jeansonne@newsday.com

Quick ReadWilliams' tirade recalls other ugly moments

Serena Williams talks to U.S. Open head referee

Photo credit: AFP / Getty Images | Serena Williams talks to U.S. Open head referee Brian Earley after being penalized for a tirade at a line judge in her semifinal match against Kim Clijsters.

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One irony to the disastrous Serena Williams meltdown - and there are plenty - was that a less menacing reaction to the crucial foot-fault call against her would have had fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and all the folks watching on television, on Williams' side.

It is traditional in sports for spectators to suggest that some harm should come to an official making a controversial call; it's only...

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