Check out Serena William’s tweets during the last 24 hours. You be the judge! What do you think?

 After Serena Williams yesterday’s theatrics, her name was one of the top ten trending topics in Twitter land. Here are some of the comments that I overheard on Twitter.

1) Feeling very “Serena Williams” this morning, so watch out.

2) Serena Williams should have chanted, “Serenity now!”

3) Serena Williams the next John Mcenroe? One can only hop.

4) My tennis geek head is still reeling from that Serena Williams bitchfest last night. 

5) Serena Williams screams “You lie!” loses a point, and lots of money. Why are tennis players held to higher standards than legislators?

6) Can’t wait to see Serena Williams & Joe Wilson in the same anger management class. I smell sitcom!

7) From USTA: All future Serena Williams matches to be line judged by John McEnroe

“If I could, I would take this f… ball and shove it down your f… throat,” a statement that resulted in a point penalty on match point at the US Open where Serena Williams lost her semi-final match against Kim Clijsters. 

You can’t say this to ANYONE, Serena, no matter who you are!

I am not surprise.

When asked if she should apologize to the lineswoman, Serena said, “An apology? For what? How many people yell at linespeople? “Players, athletes get frustrated. I’m sorry, but a lot of people have said a lot worse.”

True indeed. “Can’t spell DYNASTY without NASTY.” A message Serena communicated “through” her T-shirt which she wore  at her media conference after her third round win.

Lost in the Serena’s drama was Clijsters’ significant victory. It was only her third tournament after 2½ years in retirement. The 26-year-old Belgian became the first mother to reach a Grand Slam final since Evonne Goolagong Cawley won Wimbledon 1980. She will be playing against Caroline Wozniacki for the US Open title.

Ana Ivanovic knows how to enjoy life, AND how to take a vacation when you don’t have any vacation time. The solution is simple–lose in the first round of US Open and VOILA!!! Now you have two weeks of free time to enjoy New York City with your boyfriend golfer Adam Scott.

WHAT? It is not OK to kiss Rafa Nadal? Apparently not! 23-year-old Noam Aorta was arrested at the U.S. Open after running on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium and giving Rafael Nadal  a nice smooch.“For me, it wasn’t a problem. The guy was really nice,” Nadal said. “He said, ‘I love you,’ and he kissed me.” The kiss might not come cheap to the fan. He faces one year in jail and $5,000 fine for rushing the court. Check out the video here.

Melanie Oudin
Saturday, September 5, 2009 — US Open

Q. Five weeks ago you were playing against a kid from Boston College. Now you just beat a former US Open winner on center court. How do you make the transition?
MELANIE OUDIN: It’s not that hard for me ’cause I love playing tennis no matter who I’m playing. Getting to play Maria today was an unbelievable experience for me. She’s such a great competitor, a great player. I just had a blast playing there today. Read more »

As it was expected, Oudinmania has swept the American press. 17-year-old Melanie Oudin pulled off her second upset of the US Open defeating Maria Sharapova 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Let’s not get carried away, please!!! As Reuters reported, “Maria Sharapova gift-wrapped the match for Oudin by serving up a mind-boggling 21 double faults and committing 63 unforced errors amid perfect conditions on Arthur Ashe Stadium.” If Sharapova were Serena Williams, she would have said Oudin made some “lucky shots and it was up to her to win it or lose it.” But Maria has always been gracious in her interviews. Read Maria Sharapova’s post-match interview after the cut:  Read more »

If  for some reason can’t watch the US Open matches on your TV, try this site (scroll down). It is free. I am so frustrated with Eurosport. It shows the matches live mostly on Eurosport 2 (which we don’t get here in Luxembourg), and then shows only the taped matched next day on the main Eurosport. I don’t understand the concept of taped replay in this information age. Do you?

Serena Williams’ autobiography On the Line has come out this month. Here is the book description from the publisher:

“One of the biggest stars in tennis, Serena Williams has captured every major title. … From growing up in the tough, hardscrabble neighborhood of Compton, California, to being trained by her father on public tennis courts littered with broken glass and drug paraphernalia, to becoming the top women’s player in the world, Serena has proven to be an inspiration to her legions of fans both young and old. Her accomplishments have not been without struggle: being derailed by injury, devastated by the tragic shooting of her older sister, and criticized for her unorthodox approach to tennis. Yet somehow, Serena always manages to prevail. Both on the court and off, she’s applied the strength and determination that helped her to become a champion to successful pursuits in philanthropy, fashion, television and film. In this compelling and poignant memoir, Serena takes an empowering look at her extraordinary life and what is still to come.”

Do you wonder why Venus Williams was wearing Miami Dolphins T-shirt in her press conference today at US Open? The Williams sisters have to be admired not only for their tennis skills but also for their business and entrepreneurial skills. Only about ten days ago it was reported that the sisters planed to become limited owners of NFL’s Miami Dolphins, and Venus has already been promoting the team at the U.S. Open. Serena also famously uses Twitter to promote her business ventures, let it be her upcoming book or her appearance on Home Shopping Network.  Do you get bothered by Serena’s constant promotional tweets, or you love anything she tweets about?