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bulab

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Serena's coach was making hand gestures at her


This is illegal, but is usually not enforced. It was enforced today, which resulted in a warning.

Serena was very offended by this and started arguing with the ref. She said something like, "I am not a cheater. I have a daughter, I don't cheat!" After this went on for a bit, the umpire docked her a point. She lost her cool completely at that point, called him a thief.

After a commercial break, I think, she was still arguing with him, and somewhere in there Serena told the umpire that she will make sure he's never in the same stadium as her ever again. He then docked her a full game. She accused him of punishing her differently from how umpires punish men. She asked to speak to the referee which is I guess the very head of umpires. She argued with them, and then the match resumed.

The match was already going against her and she most likely would've lost. She went on to lose the next game, which was also the end of the match.

(In response to this post by Brown Water)

Posted: 09/08/2018 at 6:34PM



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Serena losing her cool at US Open ** -- bulab 09/08/2018 5:33PM
  ...combative ** -- chumley 09/08/2018 8:17PM
  She acts like a brat when things don't go her way. -- MP4VT2004 09/08/2018 6:28PM
  Meh. She isn’t that bad. Ever seen McEnroe? ** -- Hokieesith 09/08/2018 6:42PM
  Yeah, and he was known as the brat! ** -- ModerateHokie 09/08/2018 7:34PM
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  Which she has no power to determine. ** -- Hokieesith 09/08/2018 6:57PM
  Summary? ** -- Brown Water 09/08/2018 6:24PM
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