FanHouse Patty Schnyder

Serena Williams is becoming a fraud. There is no other way to put it.

She is throwing matches. Tanking.

She lost to Sybille Bammer Thursday at the Cincinnati Open 7-5, 6-4, committing 44 unforced errors. That's two per game.

"Anyone could have beaten me today,'' she said.

That could actually be Serena's motto during non-majors. This is getting embarrassing, and it would be nice if someone else would hold her accountable. No one wants to anger the golden goose, I guess.

Quite frankly, Serena Williams just embarrassed herself. But it's more than that, really. It's time for everyone to stop giving her a pass.

"We all know who the real number one is," she said Monday, talking about the computer rankings, which recently dropped her to No. 2.

"Quite frankly, I'm the best in the world."

Quite frankly, it was about 24 hours later that she lost her first match at the Italian Open, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 to Patty Schnyder, a career bridesmaid. This is Muhammad Ali bragging how great he is, and then getting knocked out by a sparring partner.