Melbourne:US tennis star Serena Williams is expected to play in January's Australian Open despite her disgraceful behaviour at the US Open. Grand Slam administrator
Bill Babcock is due to hand his recommendation to the Grand Slam committee, which
is likely to announce this week what the penalty is for Williams abusing a lineswoman
in the US Open semi-final, The Courier Mail reports. Williams was fined 10,900
Australian dollars for her profanity-laced, finger-pointing outburst at a lineswoman
during the semi-final loss to Kim Clijsters in September. An eventual fine from
the ITF could be much greater. "A significant financial penalty makes much more
sense. But it has to be significant enough for the fans (to appreciate) it," the
paper quoted Ricci Bitti, as saying.
