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Serena Williams sure knows how to be the talk of the tournament at the U.S. Open. She did it last year with her dramatic exit, launching an infamous tirade after getting called for a foot fault and receiving a point penalty on match point in the semifinals against Kim Clijsters.
In the past, she’s made dramatic entrances with her eye-catching outfits, playing in a catsuit one year and a denim skirt and boots in another.
This time around, she’s doing it by not even playing. Although a flood of first-round action has been taking place on the court, the corridor chatter at the U.S. Open has been about the mysterious foot injury that has kept Williams from playing this year’s event.
Everyone has a different story.
The initial report was that Williams had cut her foot by stepping on glass at a restaurant in Germany the week after winning Wimbledon. Hosting a pre-ESPYS party a few days after the incident, she was photographed wearing high heels and a small piece of tape above her right foot. Soon after, it was announced that she had undergone a foot operation, forcing her to withdraw from all her pre-U.S. Open events. Since the surgery, she has been out and about wearing a walking boot on her leg.
These events caused mild curiosity for most of the summer until she withdrew from the U.S. Open. Williams missing regular tournaments with injuries is nothing new, but missing a major is something else again. What exactly happened?
In the commentary box Saturday, Mary Carillo said Williams was at a bar in Munich when things got rowdy during Germany’s soccer World Cup semifinal match, and a beer bottle fell on her foot. On Monday, she retreated from the details, saying the cut was a one-inch-deep laceration caused by a piece of glass.
In mid-July, Williams’ agent, Jill Smoller, had told AOL’s FanHouse, “She didn’t step on glass … so I don’t know where that came from. Her foot was cut. There was a deep laceration.”
A statement from Williams announcing her U.S. Open withdrawal cited only “the surgery I had on my foot earlier this month.” When asked about her sister’s injury, Venus Williams said, “Serena released as much information that she wanted to about her leg.”
Last week, a column in The New York Times called for her to tell fans the full story, but there seems little prospect of that. Why not let the curiosity feed on itself?
With so little communication from the Williams camp, players who have seen Serena since Wimbledon have been pressed for information. Clijsters, who won a lopsided exhibition match over Williams in Belgium a day or so after the incident, said she didn’t know what had happened but did witness the damage firsthand.
“I saw the injury,” Clijsters said. “It’s not something that she’s making up or that it’s a small cut or anything.”
When asked whether the cut was at the top or bottom of Williams’ foot, Clijsters said, “Both feet.”
Both feet? Sensing the surprise in the room, Clijsters looked uncomfortable. When asked again whether the problem was at the top or the bottom of the (now apparently) feet, she said, “I don’t remember. I wasn’t paying such close attention.” Other players, officials and entourages are mysteriously reluctant to touch the topic, sometimes insisting that things stay off the record. One reporter was told that a player who saw the injury said Williams’ toe was almost cut off. Toe? What next? A self-pedicure gone wrong.
Some have even decided it’s not the foot at all. Williams’ nose looked unfamiliarly sculpted when she was photographed at a Hamptons Magazine party last week, prompting tabloid speculation that her hospital visit was for a nose job. The photo evidence is inconclusive.
All things considered, however, the anecdotal evidence suggests Williams did suffer some kind of foot injury. What, where and how? Still good questions, but so, increasingly, is — so what?
The one thing we do know for certain is that someone will still lift the U.S. Open trophy at the end of next week, and her name won’t be Serena Williams.
Kamakshi Tandon is a freelance tennis writer for ESPN.com.
In the past, actors have attempted to take on the mantle of production, which included buying movie rights and appointing directors. However, the projects never saw the light of day. We look at some Bollywood babes who made production promises, only to break them later:
Sushmita Sen
In 2007, Sush announced her project on Rani Laxmibai, saying that the film would go on the floors the following year. However, she could not find financiers. Last heard, Sush was trying to get former IPL chairperson Lalit Modi to fund the project.
Mallika Sherawat
The actor registered a production company, Blue Velvet, with her brother Vikram in 2007, and even received over 50 scripts to choose from. Vikram was supposed to look at the economics of the project. However, there has been no progress since the news came out.
Katrina Kaif
In 2009, Katrina announced that she had bought the rights of a French film. About the movie, speculated to be titled A la folie..pus du tout, Kat said, “I’m serious about the film and negotiations are on. And if all goes well, I’ll have the rights soon.” However, since then, the actress has often sounded dicey and unsure, whenever any question on the project has been asked.
Shilpa Shetty
In August 2008, Shilpa said she was turning producer, with her production house, S2 Global Productions. “Our company will concentrate purely on commercial cinema and I have no intention of making socially relevant movies,” she had said. However, there has been no progress on Shilpa’s plans.
Tabu
In 2008, Tabu entered into negotiations with production house UTV to produce Telugu films. However, there has been no word of any film being made post the talks.
The Real Businesswomen
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: In 2003, Ash produced Dil Ka Rishta. She also helped promote Paa for ABCL.
Juhi Chawla: She was the first to foray into production with Dreamz Unlimited with Shah Rukh Khan. But, the company shut down after Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani and Ashoka flopped.
However, Williams stepped it up a notch when it mattered, breaking again to
love in the 11th game and then twice more in the second set to maintain her
100 per cent record in 12 first-round matches at the US
Open.
There were occasional signs of her left knee causing Williams some pain, and
she admitted: “It was doing pretty good until I landed on that leg.
“But I was playing a tough opponent today, she hits that slice so well
so I was really happy to get through after not playing in forever.
“I was pretty happy with my game, I did everything pretty consistently
and I had to because she didn’t give me a lot of errors. But of course I’m
looking to improve with every match.”
World No 1 Serena Williams is absent with a foot injury of her own and
Williams added: “It’s not the same without two Williams (sisters). I
have a lot of victory shoes to fill but I am trying.”
Elsewhere in the women’s draw, American Melanie Oudin, who reached the
quarter-finals here last year as a 17-year-old, enjoyed a 6-3, 6-0 victory
over Olga Savchuk of Ukraine, and there were also easy victories for sixth
seed Francesca Schiavone and 12th seed Elena Dementieva.
Fifth seed Samantha Stosur was made to work harder before eventually beating
Russia’s Elena Vesnina 3-6, 7-6, 6-1, while former world number one Dinara
Safina, who was top seed here last year, bowed out after losing 6-3, 6-4 to
24th seed Daniela Hantuchova.
Safina has been plagued by a back injury which has forced her to miss almost
three months of the 2010 season – including Wimbledon – and is currently
ranked 50th in the world.
Another former world number one looking to climb back up the rankings,
Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic, enjoyed a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ekaterina Makarova.
New Delhi: How it feels to be a champion and that too not once but on a number of occasions, is what Victoria Bushrangers know the best.
They have shown their supremacy in the shortest version of the game in the KFC Big Bash – the Australian domestic T20 championship – by winning the tournament four out of five times, since its inception in 2005. They just fell short of adding another one to their glory when they finished runner-up in 2008-09 season. With this record, one can only imagine what is in the offing at the Champions League.
The side, which is a perfect amalgamation of experience, determination and attitude, will be led by David Hussey in absence of their regular skipper Cameron White, who decided to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore, the side he plays for in the Indian Premier League. But the stand-in skipper himself is a seasoned campaigner in this format of the game with 127 matches.
Hussey would be looking for a support from Brad Hodge, who is equally experienced in T20s as he is in the other two formats. Another player who would relish South African conditions is Rob Quiney. The left-handed batsman though was unsuccessful on the slow and low wickets while playing for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, would look to give his side a flying start with his opening partner Aaron Finch, the other destructive batsmen in the side.
The two openers would then like to pass the baton to Brad Hodge, who could take his usual number three position, followed by Hussey. Andrew McDonald had done a good job whenever he got the chance with both bat and ball both for Bushrangers and Delhi Daredevils. John Hastings, too impressed with his all-round ability in Big Bash, as the 24-year-old medium-pace bowler finished with the highest wicket taker in the tournament. Hastings is also capable of hitting some lusty blows lower down the order.
Matthew Wade, Bushrangers’ wicket-keeper, could bat at No. 7 and if needed he could also demonstrate his big-hitting ability at top of the order. The quartet – Dirk Nannes, Shane Harwood, Peter Siddle and Clint McKay – if put together could form a potent pace attack for the Melbourne-based team.
The only thing that could possibly trouble the Greg Shipperd-coached side is a quality spinner. Though, they have Bryce McGain in their ranks, but he may find it difficult to make his way through, especially in the absence of Cameron White. The 27-year-old is not only a good striker of the ball but also a decent leg break bowler. David Hussey has been extremely successful with his off-spin – 38 wickets in T20s.
Strengths: The confidence of winning a tournament – domestic league – so consistently could be a moral boosting capsule for the side before coming to the event of champions. Combination of experience and youth give this side an extra edge then any other side. These players play together throughout the year, so they know each other extremely well.
Weaknesses: The absence of Cameron White, both as player and leg-spinner, could be the biggest hurdle the side would face when they take the field on Septem 13 against Warriors.
Squad: David Hussey, Ryan Carters, Aaron Finch, Shane Harwood, John Hastings, Brad Hodge, Andrew McDonald, Bryce McGain, Clint McKay, Glenn Maxwell, Dirk Nannes, James Pattison, Rob Quiney, Peter Siddle, Matthew Wade.
Cricket is in urgent need of tough action and honest brokers, notec cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said.
In an article for the Sydney Morning Herald, Roebuck said that the game of cricket is suffering from shaky integrity and added that its credibility has been destroyed.
“Clearly some leading cricketers regard the game as nothing more than a scam. They have no obligations, no responsibility, no duty and no respect. Senior Pakistan players were prepared to betray their team and so their country. They made grand gestures about donating money to the flood relief fund, but in the meanwhile, sold their sporting souls for 40 pieces of silver,” he added.
“These blokes have been caught red-handed. Obviously the tour ought to be abandoned. The culprits ought to be arrested and charged. The time for tolerance passed long ago. Cricket deserves better and so does Pakistan,” he further said.
“Cricket has not been serious about corruption. Too little has been done.Cricket is riddled with corruption. Persistent rumors insist that leading IPL players have been bought and sold, and rumors can no longer be ignored,” he said.
“An Australian was approached in the inaugural edition of the Champion”"”s League. He reported the matter. How many less scrupulous players have been approached? Only the complacent will believe it was an isolated case. The bond of trust has been broken. Obviously, cricket”"”s costly anti-corruption unit has been found wanting. At least it exists,” he said.
“Mostly the ICC has taken too little notice of poor governance. It”"”s been a cosy club. Everyone has been getting rich,” he concludes. (ANI)
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