Sam Stosur

What happened
On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, you wouldn’t have thought an American would be booed by their own crowd at a major sporting event in New York City. Yet Serena Williams achieved exactly this.

In normal circumstances, the story of the day would have been Sam Stosur’s straight sets US Open victory, which made her the first Ausralian woman in to win a Grand Slam event since Evonne Goolagong Cawley won Wimbledon way back in 1981.

But Williams changed the whole tone of the event with a foul outburst at the umpire. Among other filth she said “You’re out of control” and “You’re a hater, and you’re just unattractive inside.” We just wish the umpire had returned serve with that old schoolyard taunt “I know you are but what am I?”

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Talented, graceful Gold Coaster Sam Stosur has won her maiden grand slam title against probably the most ill-tempered so-called sportsperson ever to play any game.

Stosur beat Williams 6-2 6-3 in an incredible display of power tennis, launching blistering forehand after forehand, as Serena Williams resorted to umpire abuse in a vain attempt to disrupt her opponent.

Incredibly, on America’s day of national mourning, the Williams antics backfired and the New York crowd turned against one of its own. The Big Apple knows a bad apple when it sees one.

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Update: Sam Stosur last night went through to the French Open final. She could become the first Australian female Grand Slam winner in three decades after her dominating straight sets win over Jelana Jankovic. So all aboard people.

OK folks, there’s a seat for everyone in Australia. All you need is your remote, some jingoism and a beer hat. And make it snappy, because the Socceroos bandwagon is also leaving from the next platform in a matter of days.

I caught the end of the second set last night. Samantha Stosur had won the first 6-2 but lost the second to Serena Williams in a tie-break. At that point Williams was in total control so I called it a night, just as this guy suggested some might do. Too bad, as I would have had some wriggle room for indignation this morning wondering where everybody was when she needed our support from the start of the French Open.

But here we are. Stosur beat the world No.1. Tennis cliches and unimaginative chants at the ready, please. You cannot be serious. Onto that powerful forehand. She needs to dig deep. It was on the line, surely. Sam-an-tha, clap-clap-clap. Sam-an-tha, clap-clap-clap. 

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