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Twitter Divided as US Open Fines Serena Williams: Fair or Sexist?

Tennis fans on Twitter came out in equal support for both Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams.

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Naomi Osaka became Japan’s first ever Grand Slam singles champion after she beat Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 in a highly volatile US Open final on 8 September. But her victory was marred by Williams getting into a heated of argument with the chair umpire, after she was handed a flurry of code violations.

Chair Umpire Carlos Ramos first warned Serena of on-court coaching which was followed by a string of bad behavior from Williams as she incurred a point penalty for smashing her racket before being slapped with a game penalty after she verbally attacked Ramos, calling him “a liar” and “a thief”.

Later in the day, Serena Williams was fined a total of $17,000 for three code violations during the controversial final.

Here’s a look at how Twitter reacted to the controversial match and the fine.

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‘Sexist Decision’, Choruses Twitter

Soon after the match, Twitter raged against umpire Ramos, alleging that the decision to hand violations and fine was a sexist. Some were of the opinion that Serena deserved an apology, not a fine.

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‘No Player Above Game Rules’

However, a section of Twitter also hit out at the legendary player for violating the rules of the game. They also questioned how she turned the violations into a “sexism row.”

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Smile Osaka, Says Twitter

Tennis fans on Twitter also congratulated Osaka, but pointed that her historic win was marred by the controversy.

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Topics:  Twitter   Serena Williams   US Open 2018 

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