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IS PAM SHRIVER TOO CLOSE TO WILLIAMS TO BE IN THE BOOTH?

          ESPN's Pam Shriver said that the WTA Tour should have
     had an Operations Official on court while Venus Williams
     argued with the chair umpire after being assessed an
     "obstacle" point penalty during her quarterfinal loss to
     Lindsay Davenport at the Australian Open.  Williams was
     penalized a point after her beads fell out of her hair
     during the second set of her straight set loss.  After play
     resumed, Shriver said, "Somebody needed to come out and
     really help Venus there, not just leave her alone with a
     referee to argue the situation herself.  I mean ... I've got
     a little ax to grind here.  Venus, she chose me as her
     mentor, so I have to, sort of, back off a bit."  Shriver:
     "Venus either needs to get beads that stay in or get rid of
     them."  Shriver also wondered if Williams had been
     adequately warned by the chair umpire about a penalty if the
     beads fell out.  After Williams refused to shake the
     umpire's hand after the match, Shriver said, "I don't blame
     her for not doing it.  You know what, I don't think we know
     the full story."   ESPN's Fred Stolle countered, "But it's
     not his fault though, he's just following the rules." 
     Shriver: "Well, it depends.  I think there are a few things
     we need to find out" (ESPN2, 1/26).  Afterward, Williams
     said, "I have never had such treatment before from any other
     umpire.  I shouldn't have to change my hair" (Mult., 1/26).

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