Serena Williams' besmirched the good and virtuous name of tennis players past and present with her intimidating, threatening, and savage street-corner tirade against a poor defenseless line judge in Saturday's US Open Semi-final against Kim Clijghdfjdsters, a fiery young spark-plug from Belgium with the kind of girl next door beauty that you just have to root for.

Williams reverted back to her Compton roots after the line judge made an awesome call that was totally appropriate for that point in a match of that magnitude. Her profanity laced tirade would have made 50 Cents and Puff Diddy proud, perhaps even Maino, but no decent tennis fan found it amusing in the slightest.

Never before has tennis suffered such an embarrassing example of poor sportsmanship. Profanity? Threats? Furious gesticulating? Somewhere Martina Hingis is crying.

This was not the sport of Swedish Royalty, this was more like a Detroit Pistons game played with all the grace and class we've come to expect from events at Auburn Hills.

Williams should be ashamed of herself. For years she has intimidated opponents and spectators alike with her physique, attitude, and her she-gangster image, but now she has crossed a line.

These were not simply threats; how was that line judge not supposed to feel like her life was in danger? I mean have you seen Serena Williams or that awful sister of hers; you know the one with the bizarre name? They just look like trouble. How are we supposed to know what these people are capable of?

The two of them remind me of that lady in Accounts Payable who always gives me nasty looks ever since she heard me tell my Michelle Obama joke in the breakroom. Seriously, I thought my life was in danger until her friend dragged her back to her department - and she's not even jacked like Serena. I was all like - come on whatever your name is, lighten up, it's just a joke.

But what Serena did was no joke, it was the worst thing that has ever happened to lady tennis... or tennis in general... ever.

These were not the lovable hijinks of a Jon McEnroe, Jeff Tarango, Ille Nastase, Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Jon McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker, Andy Roddick, Jimmy Connors, and John McEnroe.

There was nothing funny, lovable, or identifiable about Williams behavior - it was just dark, and alien, and sinister, and she's a lady... like Martina Hingis (who incidentally was cute as a button).

Serena Williams and her sister had an opportunity to be ambassadors for this high-brow sport, instead they have chosen to try to dominate lady-tennis and crush their opponents. They employ an almost masculine ferocity that can only be described as violent and unbalanced in their no holds barred attempts to win.

It is almost unwatchable at times, and while they may have won lots and lots and lots of competitions they have certainly not won the hearts and minds of tennis fans.

In closing the only possible solution is to ban the Williams sisters for life, otherwise how will line judges, ball boys, water people, bathroom attendants, vendors, media types, referees, and even spectators ever truly feel safe? It is time for us to draw a line and say we will no longer accept this kind of intimidation from women like Serena Williams or that bitch in Accounts Payable.