{"id":5529,"date":"2018-09-09T17:25:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T14:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=5529"},"modified":"2018-09-09T17:25:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T14:25:54","slug":"serena-williams-accuses-umpire-of-sexism-after-outbursts-in-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/09\/serena-williams-accuses-umpire-of-sexism-after-outbursts-in-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams accuses umpire of sexism after outbursts in final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Serena Williams accused the umpire of sexism in docking her a game in the US Open final and said she had not been cheating.<\/p>\n

Naomi Osaka’s 6-2 6-4 victory<\/a>\u00a0was overshadowed by Williams’ extraordinary outbursts in the second set.<\/p>\n

She received a code violation for coaching, a penalty point for racquet abuse and a game penalty for calling the umpire a “liar” and a “thief”.<\/p>\n

Afterwards the American said it was “sexist” to have been penalised a game.<\/p>\n

“He’s never taken a game from a man because they said ‘thief’,” the 36-year-old former world number one added.<\/p>\n

“But I’ve seen other men call other umpires several things.<\/p>\n

“I’m here fighting for women’s rights and for women’s equality and for all kinds of stuff.”<\/p>\n

American 12-time Grand Slam singles champion Bille Jean King, one of the founders of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) backed Williams, saying: “When a woman is emotional, she’s ‘hysterical’ and she’s penalised for it. When a man does the same, he’s ‘outspoken’ and there are no repercussions.<\/p>\n

“Thank you, Serena Williams, for calling out this double standard. More voices are needed to do the same.”<\/p>\n

The issues began when Williams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou made a hand gesture towards her early in the second set at New York’s Flushing Meadows – the rules say “communication of any kind” between player and coach is banned in Grand Slams.<\/p>\n

Williams denied she received coaching, saying she would “never cheat to win and would rather lose”, and demanded an apology from the umpire Carlos Ramos.<\/p>\n

Mouratoglou, however, later admitted coaching.<\/p>\n

Three games later Osaka was awarded a point when Williams was given another code violation for smashing her racquet.<\/p>\n

Williams was furious, walking up to Ramos, shouting and pointing at him as the crowd started booing in support of the American in a toxic atmosphere.<\/p>\n

At the next change of ends, Williams continued to rant, calling Ramos a “liar”, telling him to “say you are sorry” and describing him as a “thief” for awarding a point to Osaka.<\/p>\n

“For me, it blows my mind,” the 23-time Grand Slam champion said. “But I’m going to continue to fight for women and to fight for us to have equality.<\/p>\n

“This is just an example for the next person that has emotions, that wants to express themselves and wants to be a strong woman.<\/p>\n

“They’re going to be allowed to do that because of today. Maybe it didn’t work out for me, but it’s going to work out for the next person.”<\/p>\n

‘I was not being coached’<\/h3>\n
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\"Patrick<\/div>\n<\/div>
Mouratoglou started coaching Williams in 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After the match Mouratoglou admitted he was coaching but added: “I don’t think she looked at me.”<\/p>\n

He also said Osaka’s coach was doing the same and that “everyone does it”.<\/p>\n

In her post-match news conference Williams said she was she “was not being coached” and that she “did not understand” why Mouratoglou would say he was doing so.<\/p>\n

“I just texted Patrick, like, ‘what is he talking about?’ Because we don’t have signals,” she said.<\/p>\n

“We have never discussed signals. I don’t even call for on-court coaching [which is allowed on certain occasions in WTA events].<\/p>\n

“I’m trying to figure out why he would say that. I don’t understand. I want to clarify myself what he’s talking about.”<\/p>\n

‘I didn’t know what was going on’<\/h3>\n
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\"Naomi<\/div>\n<\/div>
Naomi Osaka was in tears at the situation during the post-match ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before Williams’ outbursts Osaka had dominated the first set in her first Grand Slam final, against a player she describes as her idol.<\/p>\n

Throughout the second set she stayed composed in a difficult atmosphere to become Japan’s first Grand Slam winner.<\/p>\n

Afterwards, the 20-year-old said she “didn’t know what was going on” between Williams and the umpire.<\/p>\n

“I was just trying to focus,” said Osaka, who was seeded 20th.<\/p>\n

“Since it was my first Grand Slam final, I did not want to get overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

“Serena came to the bench and told me she had a point penalty and when she got the game penalty I didn’t know that either.<\/p>\n

“I was just trying to focus on myself at that time.”<\/p>\n

Source: BBC Sport<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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