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Sep 14, 2009, 0:01 GMT

Serena Williams fined for obscene outburst

New York - Serena Williams was handed a 10,500-dollar fine Sunday for the obscene outburst against a lineswomen that got her defaulted on a point penalty from her US Open semi-final Saturday against Kim Clijsters.

Serena Williams of the US reacts as she answers questions in a post-match press conference after she shouted at a line judge following a foot fault call resulting in a match-ending penalty as she played Kim Clijsters of Belgium in their semifinal match at the 2009 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 12 September 2009. The action resulted in a point penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct which immediately ended the match. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO

Serena Williams of the US reacts as she answers questions in a post-match press conference after she shouted at a line judge following a foot fault call resulting in a match-ending penalty as she played Kim Clijsters of Belgium in their semifinal match at the 2009 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 12 September 2009. The action resulted in a point penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct which immediately ended the match. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO'The maximum permissible on site fine of 10,000 dollars has been levied for unsportsmanlike conduct against Serena Williams for her on-court behaviour during the women's semi-final,' read a statement from US Open officials. 'Ms Williams also will be fined 500 dollars for racket abuse, which took place at the end of the first set of the same match.' Williams was accused of threatening the lineswoman, who called a foot fault that gave a match point to Clijsters in their drama-packed semi. Williams later refused to apologize for the incident.

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