Serena, culminating with 120,000 euros

The American tennis player Serena Williams has been fined 120,000 euros fine and two years will be tested by their insults during the last U.S. Open in September, according to the International Tennis Federation (ITF).

The ITF said the world number one will be suspended at the U.S. Open in 2010, 2011 or 2012 if he returns to commit any offense in a tournament of 'Grand Slam'. However, if he commits no further offenses until 2011 the economic pain will be reduced to $ 82,500 (about 54,956 euros).

"On 9 November, the manager of the Grand Slam committee determined that Serena Williams committed a major offense of aggravated behavior for misconduct in the U.S. Open of 2009," the committee said in a statement.

The committee, responsible for the organization of the four Grand Slam events, met Saturday on the occasion of the Masters Cup men's circuit in London to discuss the sanction recommended by the administrator Bill Babcock.

The bad episode Serena reaction occurred in September in his semifinal match against eventual champion Kim Clijsters. Trailing by 4-6, 5-6 and 15-30 in the twelfth game of the second set, the youngest of the Williams sisters ran his second serve but a linesman sang a foot fault, which meant that the U.S. committed double missing and left with a match point against him.

Stunned by the decision, Williams railed against the judge effusive protests, waving her racket against her face while insulting. Then a ball shook violently as he threatened the judge to make him swallow the ball. As had been warned previously, Williams received an automatic point penalty for a second offense game ended abruptly, giving a victory Clijsters 6-4, 7-5.

Tournament organizers fined Serena at the end of the competition with $ 10,500, the highest for a player since 1990. The $ 175,000 fine imposed by the ITF include U.S. $ 10,500 penalty to the U.S. player had previously received.