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First call may have been ticky tack, but second (for smashing her racket) and third (for threatening the judge's livelihood, among other assorted mouthing off) were absolutely warranted. 

Nothing has changed, she still acts like a spoiled brat. You don’t see this happening to Venus cause she’s a professional and gracious in defeat, she needs to take a cue from big sis.

Serena is a whiny bitch and should be ashamed of herself.

That’s just how the rules work. They can’t penalize the coach. They could tell him to leave the venue, I suppose, but the rules say the player gets a warning. The coach should be better at hiding it. 

“But I saw a man do this at some point in history and not get penalized, so this is a CLEAR case of sexism, even though I’ve also seen men penalized for the same thing.”-Serena fans.

I always hate the “stage as large as the U.S. Open final” thing. I don’t care if it is the first set of some tournament in Tulsa or the final seconds of the NBA finals. No matter the sport or the circumstances a foul is a foul. Call it consistently. 

I just watched the match. I think Serena is an incredible player, probably the greatest women’s player of all-all-time and has elevated the sport on her shoulders.

‘grace personified’, ‘all class’ - I can’t believe that people would interpret events that way. Serena disgraced herself with an embarrassing display of entitled petulance whilst in the process of getting a bad beating on court.

You guys do know that you don’t have to defend EVERYTHING Serena does, right? Nobody is going to call you racist or sexist to admit that yes, she broke the rules and reacted poorly. Was this a questionable time to finally enforce the coaching rule? Yes, but it’s also an issue how many tennis players (including Serena,…

This is a bullshit statement:

And how exactly does any of that justify booing Naomi Osaka, who by all accounts seems to be an awesome person? 

“You owe me an apology,” she said. “I have never cheated in my life. I have a daughter and I stand for what’s right for her. I’ve never cheated, and you owe me an apology. You will never do another one of my matches.”“And you stole a point from me,” she said. “You’re a thief.”

... She’s all class because her terrible behavior ruined Osaka’s first GS win, but she tried to make it somewhat better after the fact?

The umpire was right on all three of those calls. It sounds like Williams thought the “coaching” warning was rescinded because she told the umpire she’s not a cheater, but of course that’s not how that penalty works. The call is made against the coach (who admitted he was coaching from the stands), so the player can’t…

Serena stans are turning into psychopaths who froth at the mouth at every slight against her. Imagine being do deranged that you have to be told not to boo Naomi Osaka of all people. Serena’s the GOAT but I’m so done with her ridiculous fans.

Not out of line. Serena’s coach admitted to Pam Shriver that he was trying to coach Serena. Everyone, including Serena, knows how penalties are given out. Maybe it’s her coach’s fault for trying to signal to her, but she was responsible for her own behavior after that.

Sure he did - a lot. Here’s a list of his punishments: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.deseretnews.com/article/171029/FOR-THE-RECORD-MCENROES-TANTRUMS-AND-FINES.amp.

First warning to Serena for coaching. Her own coach admitted to Pam Shriver after the match that he had indeed tried to coach her. The gesture was meant for her to approach the net more often. He thought she hadn’t noticed it, but still, it’s the attempt that matters. Players have been using this excuse (“I didn’t…

Naomi Osaka - never meet your heroes.