{"id":21464,"date":"2018-09-17T10:49:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T15:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=21464"},"modified":"2018-09-17T11:45:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T16:45:43","slug":"serena-williams-loses-finals-at-u-s-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2018\/09\/17\/serena-williams-loses-finals-at-u-s-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams Loses Finals at U.S. Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0Controversy struck the world of tennis at the U.S. Grand Open Saturday, Sept. 8, when Serena Williams lost the finals of the tournament due to earning three violations from chair umpire Carlos Ramos. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The motivation and reasoning behind these penalties is the source of the controversy, with several prominent figures in the sport and Williams claiming the calls were made out of sexism and represent a double standard women face in sports.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Williams was vying for her record-tying 24th Grand Slam, facing a relative newcomer Naomi Osaka. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0During the second set, Williams was issued a code violation after Ramos saw her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, making hand signals which he interpreted as coaching, which hasn\u2019t been allowed except for a designated period in a match. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Williams vehemently insisted Mouratoglou was just giving her a thumbs up, though Mouratoglou later admitted to ESPN that he was coaching. However, he believed Williams wasn\u2019t looking at him and didn\u2019t get the message, which could explain her confusion towards the violation. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0She stated to Ramos \u201cI don\u2019t cheat to win, I\u2019d rather lose.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Later in the match Osaka made a point break that put the score at 2-6, 3-2. Williams then smashed her racket on the court in frustration, which earned her a second violation. Due to it being her second one, she lost a point.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Williams then demanded an apology from Ramos, saying \u201cEvery time I play here, I have problems. I did not have coaching, I don\u2019t cheat. You need to make an announcement. I have a daughter and I stand for what\u2019s right. You owe me an apology.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0After Osaka earns another point and the ends change, Williams verbally attacked Ramos, continuing to demand an apology and calling him a thief.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cFor you to attack my character is wrong,\u201d Williams said. \u201cYou owe me an apology. You will never be on a court with me as long as you live. You are the liar. You owe me an apology. Say it. Say you\u2019re sorry. How dare you insinuate that I was cheating? You stole a point from me. You\u2019re a thief too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0Ramos then gives her a game penalty, making the score 2-6, 3-5. In the end, Osaka manages to score another point and win the match, making her the first Japanese player to win the Grand Slam.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0In her post game press conference, Williams stated her belief that she was not wrong in calling Ramos a thief since she believed she was being held to a double standard. She mentioned how male players over the years have said things much worse and not been penalized for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Several tennis fans flooded messages of support on social media toward Williams. Billie Jean King, a legend of the sport also spoke out in support of Williams.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cWhen a woman is emotional, she\u2019s \u2018hysterical\u2019 and she\u2019s penalized for it,\u201d King said. \u201cWhen a man does the same, he\u2019s \u2018outspoken\u2019 and there are no repercussions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The morning after the game the National Organization for Women called for Ramos\u2019 dismissal, citing examples of male players saying far worse things to officials without getting penalized for it. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Some examples include Roger Federer repeatedly telling a chair umpire \u201cDon\u2019t [*******] talk to me\u201d during the 2009 U.S. Open men\u2019s final and Jimmy Connors calling an umpire \u201can abortion\u201d during a U.S. Open match in 1991. Neither of them were penalized.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Statistics from the South China Morning Post stated that there were 26 fines issued to men and 12 to women during the 2018 Open. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0This is the latest in a series of events that analysts and fans of the sport use to support the claim of sexism in tennis, including Alize Cornet being penalized for fixing her top in August and a dress code being implemented in the French tournament after Williams donned a black catsuit this past May. <\/span><\/p>\n

Henry Wolski<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Executive Editor<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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