but you may want to rethink putting that in the title for those who are.

Take your punishment, Steven.

Frankly, I don't care. But there are oh so many here that do.

Upsets happen frequently in those.

(winning all 4 majors in one calendar year) which is very, very rare. And this was against an unseeded player who had like 300-1 odds of winning.

Now I understand the upset! Wow those are huge odds, was she just not playing at 100% or was the unknown player just playing that well?

at least in the last few games of the match which is all I saw. I'm at work and my lunch break coincided with the end of the match so I managed to see the end. I don't know how the first couple sets went.

And I read the odds on another thread, so it may or may not be accurate, but it sounds about right. Vinci was unseeded in this tournament and rarely makes it as far as the quarterfinals, let alone to a semifinal against someone like Serena, so it wouldn't surprise me if it really was considered 300-1.

Vinci must be walking on a cloud right about now. Talk about a huge upset.

That should be the story! Roberta Vinci of Italy, congrats!

Whatever happens, she beat one of the best ever female tennis players in the world.

How 'bout them apples?



I love me some Serena, but I am a total sucker for the underdog!

and Serena is one of the greatest ever.

Good for the Italians, spread the wealth, I say.

Some here are not so courteous.

some folks may have taped it and want to watch it later.

I really cant believe this.

Good on you!

She's been playing for a long time, and this is the first time she's ever broken through to a singles final.

On paper, Serena should have killed Vinci. But every athlete has a bad day. And sometimes the opponent has a better day. And they play the game for a reason. Upsets happen in sports.

It's a tough loss. It will sting. But she'll get over it. Sometimes in sports, things are just not meant to be. That's all you can say about it.

I wanted to say thanks for the Spoiler Alert. It has always baffled me when some insist on not doing this.

wrote in the comments that I simply shouldn't click on the thread. The score was IN THE SUBJECT LINE! Sheesh.

Sorry to hear about Serena's loss. She the greatest tennis player of all time, in my book.

Remember when they cheered when Chicago did not get the Olympics

Righty hates America, well they hate the America we have today

The ones who have been calling what's-her-face "unfeminine" and so forth. Big day for them. Shitty day for the rest of us. All thanks to someone who wasn't even seeded at the beginning of this crapfest (hence "tw-bit nobody&quot .

Who needs the expense, the traffic, the construction dust?

And all the Greek restaurants that would no longer be able to use signage that says Olympic or Olympia.

Congratulations, Ms Vinci.

and are now frantically trying to unload them on eBay for about 25 cents.

Whoever is in it.

But, tickets, food, lodging, transport, it's all beyond my budget.

I'll have a good seat, in my living room.

Vinci's butt is too small.

Vive les Kardashians!

That was the main factor with the outcome.

it's always fascinating to see an underdog come out of nowhere like this.

I'm sure there's a Hillary and Bernie analogy in there.

Vinci always seemed like a grinder, often over her head, but never giving up.

Don't worry about the spoiler, I recorded the match, but I'm still watching the French Open. This will be new to me by the time I get around to watching it.