Anonymous wrote:I watched the match and feel strongly that Serena should apologize to Naomi. Serena is classless and stole the happy moments deserved to Naomi. I am surprised that no commentator called her out during the match and during the post-match shows.

The commentators are professionals who know the game and they noted that this situation was handled very badly by the chair umpire. A number of them stated that they thought the the coaching call should not have been made. They also agreed that many times men say far worse things on the court and nothing is done about it.

The umpire should have let these athletes play the game to its conclusion without unneeded intervention.

Anonymous wrote:What kind of example are these athletes setting for our kids, not to mention their OWN kids?
And I mean all athletes that our kids see.

You’re the parent so you set the example. Stop asking celebrities to be role models. They’re doing their job and your job is to watch them and parent. Don’t be lazy.

Anonymous wrote:I watched the match and feel strongly that Serena should apologize to Naomi. Serena is classless and stole the happy moments deserved to Naomi. I am surprised that no commentator called her out during the match and during the post-match shows.

This. She was around Naomi’s age when she won her first grand slam and I’m sure remembers how special that moment was. Poor Naomi celebrated her moment with in tears and all of the focus on her opponent instead of how well she played...I hope Serena does some self reflection after this.

Naomi played clearly better in today’s game. I feel Serena’s reaction was more of a mental game to intimidate the 20 year old. Didn’t work in the end.

Naomi owned the first set. But Serena was definitely getting herself back into the match in the second set.
Serena showed supreme class during the trophy presentation when she made it clear that it was Naomi’s time to shine.

Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge Serena fan, but this was not her best moment. I watched the match and the event could have ended with 1 warning. When he issued the warning she reacted calmly to the umpire while disagreeing and should have dropped it from there. Two games later she slams her racket then decides to argue about the first warning again. I guarantee neither of those incidents would have happened if her serve hadn’t been broken. Kudos to Naomi for keeping her composure throughout Serena’s interruptions, I would have really felt for her all the distractions got in her and she lost the match.

Serena was treated very unfairly. She did not know that the "coaching" call had counted against her, so was surprised when the racket incident resulted in the loss of a point. So she was angry with the umpire for taking that point and complained to him pretty vociferously, at which point he took an entire game from her. She was not cursing or being vulgar, she was venting her emotions. Men say much worse things on the court and are not penalized.

Is a championship match the time to be enforcing relatively petty rules in a capricious way? I don't think so.

Who knows who would have won this match had Serena been treated fairly?

Anonymous wrote:Bully? I disagree. Emotional? Yes. Happens to the best of us.

She threatened the referee with never being allowed to officiate one of her tournaments, not to mention insulting him (during her childish tantrum).

Yes - this was bullying on national display.

This sums it up...https://nypost.com/2018/09/08/its-shameful-what-us-open-did-to-naomi-osaka/

I admire Serena's talent, but as a person, she's no role model.

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, Serena was treated very unfairly.

Who knows who would have won if the chair umpire hadn't let his own emotions affect his calls.

Really? Did you watch the game or look at the stats at all?

I watched the match and feel strongly that Serena should apologize to Naomi. Serena is classless and stole the happy moments deserved to Naomi. I am surprised that no commentator called her out during the match and during the post-match shows.

Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge Serena fan, but this was not her best moment. I watched the match and the event could have ended with 1 warning. When he issued the warning she reacted calmly to the umpire while disagreeing and should have dropped it from there. Two games later she slams her racket then decides to argue about the first warning again. I guarantee neither of those incidents would have happened if her serve hadn’t been broken. Kudos to Naomi for keeping her composure throughout Serena’s interruptions, I would have really felt for her all the distractions got in her and she lost the match.

+1. Serena’s been a pro at the highest level for too long to behave like this. Could you even imagine Fed acting like that?

So unfair to the kid from Japan. The commentators were awful and we’re just apologists for Serena’s BS. And Serena was so ungracious in defeat.....really disappointing.

What kind of example are these athletes setting for our kids, not to mention their OWN kids?
And I mean all athletes that our kids see.

I’m a huge Serena fan, but this was not her best moment. I watched the match and the event could have ended with 1 warning. When he issued the warning she reacted calmly to the umpire while disagreeing and should have dropped it from there. Two games later she slams her racket then decides to argue about the first warning again. I guarantee neither of those incidents would have happened if her serve hadn’t been broken. Kudos to Naomi for keeping her composure throughout Serena’s interruptions, I would have really felt for her all the distractions got in her and she lost the match.

Anonymous wrote:African .... really


Smh

But on another note: Osaka barely claims her Haitian roots

Like European = Italy, Germany, France, Norway...

Do you take issue with that categorization, too? If not, why?