there. what is different in this case? you told us you ve seen men do worse, but what exactly could or should the ump have done? so the chair umpire has incredible latitude and discretion. most chair umpires issue a warning. so, coaching is almost never called. i think in the entire u.s. open tournament this year, maybe it was called three times with it s a real minor infraction. it s something that her coach did, not the player. it clearly didn t affect the play on the court. and so most chair umpires would issue a warning and say your coach is trying to signal you. that needs to stop. instead, he assessed her a code violation. in the second instance, she broke her racket. he had to do something, no question about it. it s pretty cut and dry there. the problem is that he had already assessed her the first code violation for really a terribly minor infraction. so now he has her on the edge of the precipious.
came a day before in the women s final that saw japan s naomi osaka crowned champion following a controversial victory over serena williams. after dropping the first set to osaka, the trouble for williams began early in the second set when the umpire, the chair ump, carlos ramos, gave williams a warning for a code violation for receiving coaching, which is not allowed during grand slam matches. he s telling me we don t have any code and i know you don t know that. i understand why you may have thought that was coaching, but i m telling you it s not. i don t cheat to win. i d rather lose. i m just letting you know. after losing a crucial game williams destroys her racquet by slamming it on to the court, a second code violation that automatically costs her a point. when serena realizes the next game would start with osaka ahead 15-0 she voices her displeasure with the ump.
you remember a code violation was issued when a player took her shirt off. she complained saying there are many male players that take off their shirt altogether. why can t she do it too? it s a complete double standard. what s the status of tennis. i m sorry. the usta standards and the culture of the sport? it goes back to victorian notion that tennis is still embroiled in about modesty. tho that women are supposed to be demure and champions don t get heated in the heat of the moment. serena williams is an emotional person, very soft spoken during press conferences, but in the middle of a game it s understandable the emotions will take over as an athlete. tyler, the u.s. open in
for me to say thief and for him to take a game, it made me feel like it was a sexist remark. he s never took a game from a man because they said thief. for me it blows my mind. serena williams there calling out saying sexism and double standards in tennis, this after her loss in saturday s u.s. open final where she got a heated argument with umpire carlos ramos. it all started when ramos gave williams a code violation after he waurned her coach was instructing her from the stands, something her coach admits but williams denies. it was followed up with a point penalty for smashing her racket and a game penalty for calling ramos a chief after their confrontation. you owe me an apology. you will never ever ever be in another game of mine as long as you live. when are you going to give me my apology? you owe me an apology.
over the last two days, thousands have paid respects to aretha franklin. her funeral will be held tomorrow in detroit. u.s. open officials are feeling the heat and not because of the temperatures at flushing meadows. french tennis player took her top off after realized she put it on during the wrong way during heat break. she was issued a code violation. that triggered a storm of comments on social media. the officials say she did nothing wrong. they clarified the policy. that is plainly sexist. surprising they would not have seen that coming and change that rule long ago. if you know an experienced lawyer to defend the president, if he is impeached, the white house may want to hear from you. a new report says the president s allies are worried he won t be ready to protect himself. what do harvard graduates