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Dang … The Grand Slam Committee that oversees the world’s Tennis Grand Slam tournaments really takes charges of unsportsmanlike conduct seriously. You may recall that Serena Williams blew up at a line judge back in September during a US Open match against Kim Clijsters when she threatened said judge by allegedly yelling, I’m gonna kill you! I swear to God, I’m fucking taking this ball and I’m shoving it down your fucking throat (click HERE for video). Well, her punishment for that incident has finally been handed down … to the tune of $175,000! Wow!

Serena Williams, the top-ranked player in women’s tennis, will pay a price for her threatening, profanity-laced tirade against a lineswoman in the semifinals of the United States Open. The Grand Slam committee fined Williams $175,000 in a decision announced Monday, but decided against suspending her from next year’s Open or any other Grand Slam event. Instead, the committee followed the recommendation of its administrator and lead investigator, Bill Babcock, and adopted a middle path by heavily fining her and placing her on two years’ probation. If she commits another major offense in the next two seasons at one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, she will be automatically suspended from the subsequent United States Open. In addition, if she does not commit another major offense in the next two years, she will have her fine reduced to $82,500. Even at that level, it would be the largest fine levied against a player for misbehavior at a Grand Slam: far more than the roughly $30,000 that the American Jeff Tarango was ultimately fined for walking off the court at Wimbledon in 1995 after an argument with the French chair umpire Bruno Rebeuh. Tarango’s wife, Benedicte, later slapped Rebeuh in the face. Tarango was suspended from Wimbledon in 1996. Williams declined an interview request through her management team but issued a statement. “I am thankful that we now have closure on the incident, and we can all move forward,” her statement read. “I am back in training in preparation for next season, and I continue to be grateful for all of the support from my fans and the tennis community” … Williams can appeal within 10 days of the ruling, which was rendered Saturday. But an appeal is unlikely because her statement emphasized closure and she could have been given a much harsher penalty, including a suspension and the loss of her prize money from the Open. Williams lost her singles semifinal to Kim Clijsters, earning $350,000, then won the women’s doubles with her sister Venus Williams, sharing $420,000. In 2009, Serena Williams set a single-season record by earning $6,545,586 in prize money. Serena Williams lost her temper Sept. 12 while serving to stay in the match against Clijsters. Trailing, 4-6, 5-6 and 15-30, she was called for a foot fault after a second serve, which gave the point to Clijsters and brought up match point. Williams, upset at the timing of the foot-fault call, turned toward the lineswoman who had made the call and, using profanity, threatened to stuff a tennis ball down her throat. Williams, who had received an official warning for smashing a racket earlier in the match, was eventually given a point penalty on court by the tournament referee Brian Earley. With Williams facing match point, the decision gave Clijsters the victory. Williams, initially unapologetic and evasive, incrementally amplified her apology over the next two days. She was fined the maximum $10,000 during the tournament but was permitted to play in the doubles final the next day. That $10,000 fine will be deducted from the total announced Monday.

Dang … talk about paying the price for losing one’s temper. I guess Williams really did need to be punished for this infraction but $175k seems like a tough lesson to swallow. In the end, tho, athletes are regular people prone to losing their temper just like everyone else. I suspect that other pro athletes might think twice before blowing up at officials like this in the future … but, to be honest, it’s hard to stay rational in the heat of the moment. I hope Serena will learn to keep her cool tho … paying out this much money in fines is just stupid.

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AWWWWWWWWWWWW SHIZZZZZZZZZZZ! It looks like the Ladies Wimbledon Finals are gonna be very interesting this year … after they each handily defeated their semi-final opponents Elena Dementieva and Zheng Jie in the tourney this year, the finals match-up will pit sisters Venus (28) and Serena (26) Williams against one another for the crown — this is the first time the ladies have faced each other in a Grand Slam Final in 5 years:

Elena Dementieva and Zheng Jie managed to make their second sets against the Williams sisters very interesting, but power, pressure serving and grass-court experience ultimately prevailed Thursday as Venus and Serena earned the right to make this year’s Wimbledon final a family affair. Such occasions were once the rule in women’s tennis, but it has now been five years since the sisters faced each other in a Grand Slam final. Venus, 28, and Serena, two years her junior, have both survived a wild, upset-filled Wimbledon in style this year. While their usual rivals Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic, who were seeded above them, were beaten early, the Williamses managed to sweep through their respective draws without dropping a set. Venus, the defending champion, went first on Thursday, serving and moving impressively to defeat the 5th-seeded Dementieva, an elegant Russian with a suspect serve, by 6-1, 7-6 (3). Serena played next against Zheng, the first Chinese woman to reach the semfinals of a Grand Slam tournament in singles. The two women of disparate builds and strengths had to work their way through two rain delays: the first one brief, the second one lasting more than an hour. And though Zheng lifted her compact, counter-punching game to a remarkably high level in the final set, she could not manage to push Serena into a third set, as Serena won 6-2, 7-6 (5) … Serena looked relieved and delighted as she clenched her fists and looked over at her parents, Oracene Price and Richard Williams, and at Venus in the players box. “We’re going to stop talking to each other now until the final,” Serena joked later. That would be difficult, considering that the sisters are in the semifinals of doubles here and are scheduled to play together on Friday. But Saturday’s match is the one that matters most to the sisters. Venus will be going for her fifth Wimbledon singles title. Serena will be going for her third. The last time they played in a major final was at Wimbledon in 2003, with Serena winning in three sets.

Venus is out for blood … I just know it. After they play their doubles game on Friday, Venus is gonna go straight for her younger sister’s throat … after all, she can’t let little sis have the last win ;) I keed, I keed … I’m sure the sisters will play very fair and very hard against one another. And no matter which Williams sister wins, I’m sure it will be much deserved.

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