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Serena Fined for Dropping F-Bombs on Judge

Posted Nov 30th 2009 12:10AM by TMZ Staff

Serena Williams must now put her money where her foul mouth is. She's just been fined a record amount of cash for going ballistic on a line judge at the U.S. Open back in September.

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A Grand Slam official announced that Serena was fined $82,500 and will be placed on a "probationary period" for the next four Grand Slam events ... meaning if she blasts off again, she could get barred from the next U.S. Open tournament and fined $175,000.

Serena's fine is almost twice as much as the last person to hold the record for highest Grand Slam fine -- Jeff Tarango had to fork over $48k for telling an umpire to "shut up" after a call back in 1995. Oh, Jeff's wife also slapped the umpire in the face. Good times...

Serena went all John McEnroe at the Open on September 12 when the line judge called her out for a foot fault -- check out our video of the incident -- which ended up costing the 11-time Grand Slam singles champion the match.

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1. She's a crack whore!

Posted at 10:40AM on Nov 30th 2009 by jim

2. She's a crack whore.

Posted at 10:41AM on Nov 30th 2009 by Jim

3. about time. NEW POST.

Posted at 10:41AM on Nov 30th 2009 by cedramyers

4. Good. She should remember that.

Posted at 10:42AM on Nov 30th 2009 by razzledazzle200

5. FK THIS TRANNY BEYOTCH.

Posted at 10:42AM on Nov 30th 2009 by hell to the no

6. she has no class....i would have kicked her out of tennis for a year,,that poor judge was so frighted and she also threatened to break her neck she should go to jail

AM I FIRST HOW KOOL IS THAT

Posted at 10:42AM on Nov 30th 2009 by macenroe

7. I don't care how she hits a tiny ball, SHE IS CLASSLESS.

Posted at 10:43AM on Nov 30th 2009 by Erin

8. I bet she has bigger balls then her so-called bf. You think she could ever get a guy, if she wasn't rich?

I DON'T THINK SO.

I EVEN NO SO...NOT. NEVER.

Posted at 10:44AM on Nov 30th 2009 by Jack

9. She CLAIMS to have overacted in the heat of competition. BUT later at her news conference, she was still unapologetic. She DESERVES the fine & probation. Way to go tennis people!!!!!

Posted at 10:44AM on Nov 30th 2009 by jessida

10. Little people, calm down. You're not upsetting anyone with your racist drivel, only making yourself look like an uneducated ass.

Posted at 10:48AM on Nov 30th 2009 by Cheese & Crackas

11. She can get together with Tiger Woods after his Swedish model wife punches him off (and 200 million of his "hard-earned" dough).

Posted at 10:48AM on Nov 30th 2009 by Jim

12. Maybe she can get together with Tiger after his Swedish Meatball punches him (and $200 million of his dough) off.

Posted at 10:51AM on Nov 30th 2009 by Jim

13. She can get together with Tiger Woods after his Swedish model wife punches him off (and 200 million of his "hard-earned" dough).

Posted at 10:51AM on Nov 30th 2009 by Jim

14. She can get together with Tiger Woods after his Swedish model wife punches him off (and 200 million of his "hard-earned" dough).

Posted at 10:53AM on Nov 30th 2009 by Jim

15. how old is this story again for u to post it........again?

Posted at 12:26PM on Nov 30th 2009 by L337M4573R

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