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Ramirez of Tennis? Matthew Stockman/Getty Images  I’ll admit
that I was openly cheering on Samantha Stosur during yesterday’s
U.S. Open Final. My fanhood is naturally attracted to underdog
stories and Stosur was certainly that.  Not a single person on
the planet, not even my mother who is the Samantha Stosur fan
club treasurer, picked her to win. She did. Good for her.
Stosur’s tale of rising to the occasion when few people thought
she could is taking a backseat to popular Serena Williams-
related topics once again.  The talk of Williams’ behavior on
the court is dominating the tennisphere.  After hitting a
screaming return in the second set, Williams yelled “Come On!”
before Stosur had a chance to return the ball.  In Williams'
defense, she did hit a surefire winner and Stosur stood little
chance to hit it back.  Williams' scream was in clear violation
of a rule that stands in some c