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SERENA WILLIAMS, tennis player, downplaying her profane tirade directed toward a lineswoman who called a foot fault against Williams during the deciding game of her U.S. Open women's semifinal match. Williams incurred a point penalty for the outburst, which resulted in her losing the match...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

...time left in his career to wipe out the image of his semifinal exit from Wimbledon. Tied 6-6 in the fifth set against Patrick Rafter, Agassi hit a ball that was called out. He uttered an obscenity--a code violation that carries a $2,000 fine--which a lineswoman heard and reported to the umpire. Agassi promptly lost the match, but he wasn't through with the lineswoman. Approaching the net to congratulate Rafter, Agassi turned and smacked a forehand in her direction. "I meant to hit that in the net," he said unconvincingly. Agassi later told reporters that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 16, 2001 | 7/16/2001 | See Source »

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