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Line. instead of letting the players play and maybe telling her, if he had told her, look, serena, if you continue doing this and attacking my integrity, if you're attacking my integrity and continue down this path, then i'm going to have to give you a violation. if he does that and she then continues and keeps going with it, then i'm totally fine with it. but not to g.i. her that warning, not to give her that opportunity, i think it was too much. he stepped over the line, in my opinion. >> so serena was fined $17,000 today. not a lot of people very supportive of that. i'm interested in your t...

And her child were treated for smoke inhalation but they are doing just fine amazingly. about face in greece where lawmakers will vote on a debt reform proposal almost identical to a one rejected in a referendum a week ago. it asks for a loan and in return greece would agree to austerity measures including hiking sales taxes and cutting back pensions. eu leaders have to review the bailout proposal. -- she advances to the final. it serena wins tomorrow she'll hold all four grand slam titles at once and can still go for the calendar grand slam at the u.s. open in september. thank you so mu...

They were even unhappier as things unfolded. i caught up with a lot of the fans as they were leaving here last night. many of them very proud of the way serena stood up for herself. >> it is so hard to stand there and speak your truth in a moment where you also have to show humility and class and grace. it's a challenge. she walked that line perfectly. >> do you feel what happened to her was sexist? >> absolutely. absolutely. she's an athlete. >> racist. i would venture to say there's a racial divide that continues to show itself. as a corporate woman, i experienced it in the workplace. to me,...

Three violations, including smashing her racket. here's how it all unfolded. serena, who was already down a set to osaka, is issued a warning over illegal coaching from the stands. well, that's when serena approached the umpire for the first time. >> we don't have any code, and i know you don't know that. i understand why you thought that was coaching. i don't cheat to win. i'd rather lose. i'm just letting you know. >> i don't cheat, she says. i'd rather lose, just letting you know. serena's second violation was for smashing her racket in frustration. that's when the ump hit serena with a poi...

A woman is emotional, she's hysterical. when a man does it, he's emotional, and there are no repercussions. thank you, serena williams, for calling out this standard. more voices are needed to do the same. joining me now is james blake, a commentator for the tennis channel. you're one of those voices who did speak up. you tweeted afterwards, i'll admit i've said worse and not gotten penalized. you've been given a soft warning and not the violation like serena saw. is there a double standard in tennis today? >> well, you know, i think billie jean king said it accurately. there's always been a d...