Naomi Osaka upsets Serena Williams in U.S. Open
Source: CBS News
Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams at the U.S. Open on Saturday, becoming the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles championship. Osaka, who is now two for two against Willams, won the contentious match 6-2-, 6-4.
Thousands of fans jeered repeatedly during the trophy ceremony as Osaka and Williams cried.Williams put an arm around Osaka's shoulder and told the crowd: "I know you guys were here rooting, and I was rooting, too, but let's make this the best moment we can. We're going to get through this and let's be positive. So congratulations, Naomi. No more booing."
Williams added with a laugh, "I really hope to continue to go and play here again. We'll see."
This was the third high-profile conflict with an official for Williams at Flushing Meadows, following her infamous tirade after a foot fault in the 2009 semifinals against Kim Clijsters, and a dispute over a hindrance call in the 2011 final against Sam Stosur.
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Not really.
I've seen men tennis players saying a LOT more than calling someone a thief. I remember John McEnroe telling a chair to go fuck himself. McEnroe was always calling some umpire a name or arguing/cursing at them. I Remember Connors calling one umpire an abortion. He was arguing with that guy the whole match. I even Remember Illie Nastase calling one chair umpire a stupid asshole. He said it in Romanian then in English, and back in the day on ABC sports there wasn't a delay button back, so as a kid I heard him cursing the chair umpire. I remember Chris Schenkel apologizing to the audience about Nastase's cursing/abuse towards the chair umpire which us in the audience had to endure.
Secondly, the US Open has been her worst slam to play at. Shot spot came into play when she was so badly cheated there one year in 2004 when she was playing Jennifer Capriati. That match was called so badly from the chair to the lines people that the USTA issued her an apology. The debacle in 2009 where a lines umpire kept calling Serena for foot faults and we know what happened there, she defaulted to Kim Clijsters. This same chair also called Venus for a few FF's as I recall during the same tournament, and although the there weren't lines cameras set up specifically for foot faults, at least 1 camera angle showed that it wasn't a foot fault. When I saw Carlos Ramos in the chair, I said to myself UH OH, because I remember how he said that Venus was "cheating" by receiving continual coaching help from her coach David Witt when she was playing a match vs Aliez Cornet in 2016. Venus was seething and said something to him sitting in her chair during the change over. Something about how dare you question me and call me a cheater. I don't need to cheat. But she played through it. Ramos doesn't do a good job at administering his calls for coaching from the box consistently, because I remember a match vividly where Rafa's Uncle Tony was doing his thing up in the coaches box. The people calling the match on Eurosport were laughing because the Uncle's coaching was so blatant. On the back of Serena again, as with shot spot, there will probably be a ZERO tolerance policy against it coaching from the players box. IF a coach is seen to have been coaching, a warning. The next time he/she is caught coaching, he/she is thrown out of the match.
All credit to Osaka, she played very well and held her composure. Serena my favorite, not so well. Nerves as well as Osaka took it's toll today. What I hate more than Serena losing, because that's life, is that the chair umpire Carlos Ramos once again interjected himself into a Williams-sister match. Serena was still in the match, but that game was taken away from her. IF Serena was a male, I doubt he would have umpired the way he did, nor take a game away from a guy for a 3rd violation (Calling him a thief). Calling someone a thief as opposed to an abortion or telling them to go fuck themselves isn't so bad, I guess 
Ah that sexism & snowflake male thing are alive and well in tennis just as it is in LIFE.
Serena, continue getting healthy, keep on striving as you hopefully continue going after Court's record, and I LOVE YOU. You've made so much happen in your brief return after maternity leave. You still have it in you for a few more years if you can stay healthy I think.
But PLEASE think about NOT going to the US Open again. You don't have great luck there.
thanks!! arigatou! 
I'm so sick of this sexist double-standard in tennis. It was on display last night thanks to Ramos. I love Serena. Have been a fan forever. I know she's getting older, and accept that a new generation is on the way. Times moves ON. But for God's sake, why interject yourself into a match like Ramos did? The same crap happened to her against Justine Henin in the Finals of the FO in 2003. That umpire completely destroyed that match as well. Justine also was of no help during the match, because her sportsmanship didn't allow her to admit to the chair umpire that she had HER hand up, which would have meant 2 serves for Serena. I heard the same crap that Serena has to be the bigger person during that match just like with J. Capriati too. Shut up and take it
But to Justine's credit, unlike Jennifer Capriati who said she didn't see or remember any balls wide or inside the court during the whole match, or words to that effect , Justine admitted years later that she should have told the ump her hand WAS up, but she said something to the effect that she wanted the FO championship so badly, and that that match was not her best moment.
I mean, I've seen people cheating their asses off with coaching during matches. Seen folks curse at umpires, insult them. Yet, someone whose been cheated and maligned for decades and accused of concerning Williams Family match-fixing (Indian Wells), steroid use (Maria was caught using Meldonium for NO reason) and referred to as the N-word in her own country is the one called for cheating and refereed differently because she's a woman? WHY not call the matches the same way for EVERYONE, and make the RULES apply to everyone.
The 2004 US Open screw JOB vs Jennifer Capriati?
NOPE, because Serena was screwed so royally that it ushered in shot spot for good, AND they (USTA) had to issue an apology to her for that match being so poorly officiated by a so-called Gold Star judge Marianna Alvez and her lines crew
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vs tRump.
tRump and Serena are NOTHING alike.
We had a black president and the abuse HE took. He followed ALL of the rules, and where did it get Merrick Garland?
tRumputin breaks all of them and he's sitting in as our first ruskie PRESIDENT. Let that sink in.
Gosh golly darn-it, he (Philando Castile ) followed the rules:
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They didn't, but there are HERE alive though:
Wonder what the difference IS 🤔
