December 1st, 2009 
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Messing around in the sea on a Barbados beach yesterday, Serena Williams suffered an embarrassing slip-up – when her strapless swimsuit rolled down.Luckily for her friends, the tennis ace saw the funny side, laughing off the incident.
Her relaxed attitude must have been a relief – the 28-year-old isn’t known for being placid.Yesterday, the world number one was hit with a record penalty in women’s tennis for her US Open outburst.Serena was fined £50,000 and given a suspended ban from Flushing Meadows over the next three years for the threats she directed at a line judge who foot-faulted her during her semi-final against Kim Clijsters.
While an immediate suspension was never likely to materialise, the fine, which could double if Williams commits another major misdemeanour at a grand slam event, was lower than had been widely expected.Williams’ earnings from the singles and doubles events at the tournament were £334,307, so the penalty was covered by what she made from that fortnight alone.
The possible £106,658 that she could forfeit is, in effect, a match fee fine, as that is the difference between the money paid to singles quarter-finalists and beaten semi-finalists.
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