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Unlabelled [Reality-TV-Fanatics] Serena Williams fined $17,000 for violations during US Open final

[Reality-TV-Fanatics] Serena Williams fined $17,000 for violations during US Open final

by Crime Time Tamil on September 09, 2018

Ok she is one of my favorites but her tantrum was not sportsman like conduct.

IMO she should have been fined a lot more than that and maybe suspended for 30 days .

Serena Williams fined $17,000 for violations during US Open final

Serena Williams was fined $17,000 for three code violations during Saturday's U.S. Open final that caused the tennis player to be penalized a game when she criticized the chair umpire for a controversial call and labeled him a "thief."

Williams suffered a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Naomi Osaka, who became the tournament's first female Japanese champion. The match had been overshadowed by the tense confrontation between the 36-year-old tennis player and chair umpire Carlos Ramos.

The tournament referee's office announced Sunday it docked Williams $10,000 for "verbal abuse" of Ramos, $4,000 for being warned for coaching and $3,000 for breaking her racket.

The money comes out of her prize money of $1.85 million as the runner-up.

The first violation came when Ramos ruled that Williams was receiving illegal coaching from her coach Patrick Mouratoglou. Williams shot back at the umpire and insisted she was not receiving coaching and that she would "rather lose" than cheat.

Williams received a second violation when she smashed her racquet in frustration. She continued to yell at the chair umpire several times about the initial penalty.

"I didn't get coaching," Williams said multiple times. "I don't cheat! I didn't get coaching. How can you say that? You owe me an apology. I have never cheated in my life!"

The third violation — verbal abuse — came when she called the umpire a "thief," leading to an automatic game loss.

"You stole a point from me; you're a thief, too," she insisted.

Under Article III, Section P, "verbal abuse" is defined as "a statement about an official, opponent, sponsor, spectator or other person that implies dishonesty or is derogatory, insulting or otherwise abusive." The section says a player is subject to a fine up to $20,000 for each violation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Katherine Lam is a breaking and trending news digital producer for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @bykatherinelam

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