Here is an interesting little tidbit. Venus Williams was booed at Wimbledon today. She showed up 10 minutes late to a match (that is very late at a tournament like this) and was booed by the crowd gathered there on Court Two. Here is the story:
http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/blog/busted_racquet/post/Venus-shows-up-10-minutes-late-for-match-gets-b?urn=ten,251957She says she did not know where to go but most call it pour gamesmanship. She was peeved that she did not get centre court and was making a not so subtle point. I have to agree with the latter. The girl knows her way around Wimbledon; has won a few times and played doubles a lot and played matches on that specific court. Saying that she did not know where to go, well seems, a bit of a lie really.
She won no friends in the stands today and though she won in a two set match, that was not the best way to start that match...like a total brat. People do things like--take too long on transitions and play with time in tennis matches but it is poor sportsmanship...
So that is that and just a bit from the lawn in England. American acting badly. Oh well.
by izabeth
