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Posted on: Monday, September 14, 2009

Tennis: Williams wishes she could give line judge a hug


By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer

NEW YORK � After two days to think about it, Serena Williams wishes she could give the line judge she yelled at �a big ol� hug.�

Williams teamed with sister Venus on Monday to win the U.S. Open doubles title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Cara Black and Liezel Huber. At the post-match news conference, she discussed her outburst Saturday.
After being called for a foot fault toward the end of her match against Kim Clijsters, she directed a profanity-laced tirade at the line judge that led to a point penalty that ended the match.
Williams was fined $10,000 on Sunday and issued a written apology Monday, a day after coming out with a different, less-contrite statement.
In the news conference, she said the line judge was only doing her job.