http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/25212 Recent articles about Serena Williams en-us by Greg CouchFiled under: WTAThe International Tennis Federation has completed its two-month "investigation'' into Serena Williams' f-bomb-laced, threatening tirade toward a line judge on worldwide TV at the U.S. Open. Her "punishment'' should come Monday or Tuesday.I would give just about anything to see the notes from this "investigation.'' The quote-marks show that this was just a theoretical thing, anyway. As in, it took two months to find "... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:24:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/ITF_Let_Golden_Star_Serena_Off_Hook/1526731 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/ITF_Let_Golden_Star_Serena_Off_Hook/1526731 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/ITF_Let_Golden_Star_Serena_Off_Hook/1526731 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/5/c5074fa2db8495f2ec15f08280061df257f6638c/small/Sony_Ericsson_Championships_2ea7.jpg REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (AP) -- Italy won its second Fed Cup title in four years on Sunday, completing a shutout of a U.S. team playing without Venus and Serena Williams. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:45:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Italy_rips_Williams_less_US_team_to_win_Fed_Cup/1523872 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Italy_rips_Williams_less_US_team_to_win_Fed_Cup/1523872 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Italy_rips_Williams_less_US_team_to_win_Fed_Cup/1523872 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d221af4e34efa926c5342d43ce93a6059be8ff92/small/Sony_Ericsson_Championships_1d4e.jpg Top-ranked Serena Williams will most likely receive a "significant" fine but no suspension for her U.S. Open tirade, the president of the International Tennis Federation said. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:15:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Serena_Williams_suspension_unlikely_ITF_president_says/1519296 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Serena_Williams_suspension_unlikely_ITF_president_says/1519296 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Serena_Williams_suspension_unlikely_ITF_president_says/1519296 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/5/25445d72877ddcb75b0147b2d617c65f61fbf3fe/small/Sony_Ericsson_Championships_7b5c.jpg REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (AP) -- The president of the International Tennis Federation thinks Serena Williams will receive a fine but not be suspended for her U.S. Open tirade. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:49:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/ITF_prez_Ban_unlikely_for_Serena_for_Open_tirade/1519254 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/ITF_prez_Ban_unlikely_for_Serena_for_Open_tirade/1519254 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/ITF_prez_Ban_unlikely_for_Serena_for_Open_tirade/1519254 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d221af4e34efa926c5342d43ce93a6059be8ff92/small/Sony_Ericsson_Championships_1d4e.jpg The president of the International Tennis Federation thinks Serena Williams will receive a hefty monetary fine but will not be suspended for the Australian Open for her U.S. Open tirade. In an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday, Francesco Ricci Bitti said a monetary fine would "make much more sense." Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock is due to hand his recommendation to the Grand Slam committee, which will likely announce the sanction Monday or Tuesday. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:17:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/ITF_president_says_ban_unlikely_for_Serena/1519005 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/ITF_president_says_ban_unlikely_for_Serena/1519005 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/ITF_president_says_ban_unlikely_for_Serena/1519005 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/2/12e44774bfe4be45fd715d1539980627dcea0e0e/small/Sony_Ericsson_Championships_4b4b.jpg The president of the International Tennis Federation thinks Serena Williams will receive a hefty monetary fine but will not be suspended for the Australian Open for her U.S. Open tirade. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:17:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/ITF_prez_Significant_fine_likely_for_Serena_rant/1519340 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/ITF_prez_Significant_fine_likely_for_Serena_rant/1519340 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/ITF_prez_Significant_fine_likely_for_Serena_rant/1519340 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/e/fe8625a0e1bae72d399b21310366f0ed60b72cce/small/Sony_Ericsson_Championships_28ca.jpg BAM! Dragging their ass, get it? BOOM BOOM ACKA-LACKA LACKA BOOM BOOM! I believe my work here is done. Thank you, do come again. What’s that? Oh yeah, the story. Yeah, so uh, the United States Tennis Association is expected to make a decision within the next two weeks  regarding whether any further discipline will be necessary [...] Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:25:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/Man_The_USTA_Is_Really_Dragging_Their_Ass_On_Making_A_Ruling_Regarding_Serena_Williams_8217_US_Open_Meltdown/1513934 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/Man_The_USTA_Is_Really_Dragging_Their_Ass_On_Making_A_Ruling_Regarding_Serena_Williams_8217_US_Open_Meltdown/1513934 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/Man_The_USTA_Is_Really_Dragging_Their_Ass_On_Making_A_Ruling_Regarding_Serena_Williams_8217_US_Open_Meltdown/1513934 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/5/0548197a7ac160105149af6ef8efeed1aa808a43/small/Sony_Ericsson_Championships_90c1.jpg A ruling on Serena Williams' U.S. Open tirade is expected in the next two weeks. United States Tennis Association president Lucy Garvin told The Associated Press on Friday that Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock has completed his investigation and that a ruling is imminent. Garvin said she expects a decision in "no more than two weeks. It could be sooner. ... I think Serena is very anxious to hear. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:16:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/Ruling_on_Serena_39s_US_Open_tirade_coming_soon/1512258 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/Ruling_on_Serena_39s_US_Open_tirade_coming_soon/1512258 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/Ruling_on_Serena_39s_US_Open_tirade_coming_soon/1512258 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/e/8e4f77ef0b832aefd22336fefd2d596bccc4c026/small/Sony_Ericsson_Championships_a2a6.jpg It's been 51 days since Serena Williams threatened an official at the U.S. Open, yet there's still no word from the International Tennis Federation as to whether the 11-time Grand Slam champion will be suspended from any tournaments as a result of the tirade. The WTA's chief executive said three weeks ago that the investigation was "ongoing" and that a decision was expected by the end of the year. Our question: What's taking so long? This isn't the Warren Commiss... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:20:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/Why_hasnt_the_ITF_made_a_decision_about_Serenas_suspension/1487335 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/Why_hasnt_the_ITF_made_a_decision_about_Serenas_suspension/1487335 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/Why_hasnt_the_ITF_made_a_decision_about_Serenas_suspension/1487335 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/c/0c2fa64898c6c7fcfe5a8c7dc8b4d854a8b49f66/small/Sony_Ericsson_Championships_6d97.jpg by Greg CouchFiled under: WTA, WTA RankingsShe threatened a player, didn't try most of the year, famously threatened a line judge and was thrown out of a match.The other thing Serena Williams did in 2009 was this:She won the year-end No. 1 ranking. It became official Wednesday in Doha, Qatar, at the WTA Championships when Dinara Safina, the current No. 1 Williams was trying to overcome, withdrew from the tournament with a bad back. It guaranteed that Williams would finish the year No. 1 f... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:19:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Serena_Williams_is_No_1_and_Deserves_It/1454338 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Serena_Williams_is_No_1_and_Deserves_It/1454338 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Serena_Williams_is_No_1_and_Deserves_It/1454338 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/5/65154aed28cb90c95fb9f9322ea2d68d53ee252c/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92383294.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D04BE945A9113B4CEBA50BB186BFC3056FB6771B8D3102CC2A.jpg Unlike her sister Venus, Serena Williams was able to defeat her 3rd round French Open opponent, but not without controversy, as outlined in the above video. A rough summary of the issue: Serena hit a ball directly at opponent Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez - mean, maybe, but legal. Said shot struck Martinez Sanchez in the arm, which, according to the rules of tennis, means Martinez Sanchez should’ve lost the point. Sat, 30 May 2009 17:19:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/Video_Serena_Williams_Calls_Maria_Jose_Martinez_Sanchez_a_Dirty_Lowdown_Cheater/647659 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/Video_Serena_Williams_Calls_Maria_Jose_Martinez_Sanchez_a_Dirty_Lowdown_Cheater/647659 http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/Video_Serena_Williams_Calls_Maria_Jose_Martinez_Sanchez_a_Dirty_Lowdown_Cheater/647659 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/4/f4693b4ded53b0b3d189337965133ed8dc7a55b8/small/Picture_1.jpg