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Her outburst at a line judge as she faced defeat in the US Open semi-finals against Kim Clijsters smacked of the actions of a spoilt brat.

Summary: Serena Williams has been handed the maximum possible fine following her verbal abuse of a line judge at the US Open.

Before the doubles final got under way, Serena had issued an apology to the line judge she verbally abused during her semifinal defeat, amending a previous statement in which she had pointedly not made any such gesture.

TV viewers around the world saw the irate Wimbledon champion launch a threatening, profanitylaced tirade at a female line judge after being called for a foot fault.

Open line judge during her match with Kim Clijsters in the tournament's semifinals.

She unleashed a tirade on the line judge, briefly walked away and then returned for another blast at the line judge.

On her second serve there, the line judge called a foot fault, making it 15-40 and giving Clijsters a match point.

WITH the London Olympics just three years away, Welsh line judge Wayne Hendy, of Barry, is heading up a programme to recruit and train up volunteers from South Wales who are interested in applying as line judges for 2012 Games Hendy is a part-time horticultural technician at Radyr Comprehensive School in Cardiff and owner of a trophy business who has been line judging for many years.