Please. Here’s what happened. 1. Serena was penalized for a coaching violation which does NOT mean a player is cheating but is assessed vs a player. 2. Serena protested she was not cheating and ended the matter then saying “As long as you don’t think I am, ok thank you.” 1/
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3. She then lost a game and threw and broke her racket in disgust which is an automatic code violation. 4. Second code violation is an automatic point deduction. 5. On hearing the point deduction, Serena was enraged and reopened the coaching violation issue she had closed 2/
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6. She said the umpire needed to apologize to her for implying she was a cheat and a point was stolen from her. 7. She went back fuming to lose the game that Osaka started w a 15-0 advantage thanks to the point penalty. 8. On the changeover she continued w a rant saying ... 3/
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.. she was owed an apology (for Ramos implying she was a cheat which he never did.) 9. Failing to get a response from the impassive Ramos, she concluded her rant saying “You’re a thief. You stole from me”. 10. At this point, Ramos assessed a third violation which is an... 4/
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...automatic game. (Every subsequent violation would also be a game) leaving Osaka 5-3 in the second set (from 4-3). 11. Serena said none of this would happen were she a man. This is debatable: a racket abuse and verbal abuse of an umpire are standard violations. 5/
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Without the coaching violation (the first one) she would have been docked a point (vs a game) had that happened. In fact she should know. The same happened at match point in 2009 semis vs Kim Clijsters (making a come back after having a baby). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/usopen/6181998/US-Open-2009-Serena-Williams-loses-to-Kim-Clijsters-after-point-penalty-for-foul-mouth-outburst.html … 6/pic.twitter.com/r93lzSvOw4
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To say this never would happen to a white male is to ignore history. A most famous one was when living legend John McEnroe (whose earlier behavior was a big reason for abuse rules) was disqualified from the Australian Open for racking up code violations. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/24/sports/tennis/mcenroe-takes-it-all-in-stride-25-years-after-epic-meltdown-at-australian-open.html …pic.twitter.com/Imb8phOHxZ
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This headline is such a joke.
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are you for real???? like what kind of bs is this? like how does sexism and racism had to do with this?? it became a sexism racism issue BECAUSE SERENA WILLIAMS BROUGHT THOSE UP
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Sexism? It was 2 woman playing, correct? Racism? Perfect example how you can find everything racist if you look hard enough. Such a joke, she cheated. Control your emotions and move on
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And played, of course, the victimcard again. So predictable. It was abhorrent and she showed no respect for authority, including the public. Bad marketing.
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So not surprised the Globe ran with this! She acted like a spoiled brat Surprised you didn’t tie the city of Boston into this garbage piece
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Yes, you are a racist.
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That didn’t take long!
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She cheated and is a sore loser Bad form, period. This is BS , not racial at all. She was losing and purposely did this to spin it into $ for herself and continue sponsor notoriety.
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she will never taste it again though
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