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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. ...

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....

>> 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 mid...

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...

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 a...