Reply #61: There is also a big difference between the chair judge and a line judge

[MiniMe]

On the tennis court, you always voice any disagreements to the chair umpire. You never approach the line judge. I am a big Serena fan, and not so much a Federer fan. What Fed did was to sit down in his chair with his back to the chair umpire and voice his disapproval. Yes, the mics picked up the word "shit", but I'm not a prude about cursing.

Serena also had a valid complaint about the call, a foot fault is very rarely called at a critical point in the match like that one was, and it appeared to be a very questionable call. I wouldn't have had any problem with her discussing it with the chair ump. But Serena was out of line when she approached the line judge with her racket in front of her and saying to the line judge that she wanted to shove the ball down her throat. That is completely different than the situation with Federer.