The lady was no tramp.All sports fans know that officials are deaf, dumb, and blind, especially in water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. and team handball team handball n. A game played between two teams of seven players each, the object being to throw the ball into a hockeylike goal at either end of the rectangular court. The ball is moved by dribbling and passing with the hands. . So why do we expect perfection from them? Aren't our sports too rough, too fast, too acrobatic, and played by too many monsters to expect perfect officiating? Okay, so we have poor officials, but don't we also have poor coaches, poor players, and poor fans? Why does the media start howling every time an official blows a big play? Remember the 2004 U.S. Open The term U.S. Open is applied to "open" United States national championships in a particular sport, in which anybody, amateur or professional, American or non-American may compete. These include:
v. of·fi·ci·at·ed, of·fi·ci·at·ing, of·fi·ci·ates v.intr. 1. To perform the duties and functions of an office or a position of authority. 2. To serve as an officiant. ? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Our answer is, yes. The lady was no tramp. She actually rated among the better officials in tennis--which was why she was sitting in the judge's chair. She simply had the terrible luck to have the worst day of her career in front of the biggest crowd of the season. And she did not rob Serena of anything. The errors happened early in the set and Serena had plenty of time to catch up to her opponent, Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Marie Capriati (born March 29, 1976, in New York City) is a former World No. 1 women's tennis player from the United States. She won three Grand Slam singles titles (2001 and 2002 Australian Open, 2001 French Open), and the women's singles gold medal at the 1992 Olympic . But she wasn't exactly playing like a champion. You don't win medals when you make 58 unforced errors--which Serena had done. You become very vulnerable to disaster. In the middle of all this wailing about the officiating and the injustice to a player who had just made 58 unforced errors, everyone forgot about the lady who played a great match and deserved to win it as much as the lady who couldn't overcome the bad call and deserved to lose the match. |
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