Former Champion Rips Serena’s Gamesmanship “Act”

A former two time major champion has sharply criticized the gamesmanship-acting performance by Serena Williams yesterday vs. Timea Bacszinsky in the French Open semifinal won by Williams in three sets. In the match Serena played at her highest level - once the ball was in play - but between points and changeovers, throughout the entire match, Serena conveyed an image that she was extremely sickly, walking around the court like she couldn't take another step, then proceeding to unleash a 116 MPH ace. Here's what the two time major champion wrote in a Facebook post about what he saw yesterday... "Serena should be ashamed of herself for the way she acted yesterday in front of the world! You are #1 in the world girl!! You are looked at in a different way than #100! You are supposed to act and play like a true champion but what did you do? The biggest act of "rope-a-dope" gamesmanship I have ever seen on a tennis court Continue to read full article...

"the biggest act of gamesmanship I have ever seen."