On September 8th, local time, the US Tennis Open women's singles final kicked off. In the fierce duel, there were also dramatic scenes in the game. 20-year-old Japanese player Osaka Naomi defeated her idol Serena Williams (Serena Williams) with a total score of 2:0 to win the championship, and became the second player after Chinese player Li Na to win the Australian Open. , Asia’s second Grand Slam player. However, Serena Williams had a fierce dispute with the referee because she suspected that the referee's three penalties against her were unfair and gender-discriminatory. Both sides lost control of their emotions, and the chaos on the field caused the game to be interrupted for a time and almost turned into a farce.
Serena Williams standing next to Japanese player Naomi Osaka.
The American "Black Pearl" angrily criticized the referee for "double standards" and was fined $17,000
In the final, the referee Carlos Ramos first gave Serena Williams a warning and penalty because her coach Made a "coaching gesture" in the players' box, which Ramos considered cheating. Serena Williams argued with the referee. She insisted that she had not received off-court coaching and compared Ramos to a "thief" and "liar". She said: "I would rather lose the game than use ." Cheating to win . I am the mother of a little girl, and I will not lie." After many failed attempts, Williams angrily yelled at the referee, "You stole my game!" Then he threw down his racket angrily. Moss called another penalty, deducting her score. After that, Serena Williams gradually lost control of her emotions and kept arguing with Ramos. She believed that the referee had insulted her personality and asked the match supervisor to intervene in the game; Ramos also expressed dissatisfaction with Serena Williams's verbal attack. Accordingly, The third penalty was imposed, directly declaring Serena Williams' defeat in the 8th game.
Serena Williams threw her racket angrily.
After the game, Williams continued to criticize the referee for unfair penalties at the press conference. The USTA fined Williams $317,000, including $4,000 for off-court coaching and $3,000 for throwing the racket. , $10,000 for rude remarks. Serena Williams said she had no knowledge of the coach's "gesture" and repeatedly reiterated that she strongly dislikes coaching, whether on or off the court. She also always insisted that she never said any insulting words to Ramos, "Too many male players swear at the referee because they refuse to accept the penalty, but they will never be punished for calling the referee a 'thief' and a 'liar'" Punish , I think this is sexism, I will always fight for women's rights."
Women's rights meet sports standards, two different voices emerge
Regarding the Serena Williams incident, people have mixed opinions. Tennis superstar Billie Jean King supported Serena Williams. As a woman, they can empathize. She wrote on Twitter: When a woman is emotional, she becomes "break Stili" , and then punished for it; when a man does the same thing, he will instead be praised "outspoken" and "genuine" , and there will be no impact. Thank you Serena Williams for raising this double standard, you need more people to support it.
Tennis veteran Billie Jean King tweeted in support of Serena Williams.
John McEnroe (John McEnroe) may be one of the most talented, venomous and bad-tempered athletes in the history of tennis. He also expressed his attitude towards this incident, "Ramos should not give Serena Williams the opportunity to throw the racket. He should immediately remind the athlete when he finds that she is in a strange mood and tell the athlete the consequences of violating the rules. Ramos as a The referee has no such awareness." McEnroe also affirmed Serena Williams's view of " fighting for women and ", "The 'double standards' she said undoubtedly exist."
However, Richard Ings, a former professional referee and ATP tour executive vice president, believes that Serena Williams needs to apologize for her actions. "Ramos's penalty has nothing to do with sexism or racism. He is just fulfilling his duties, pointing out all violations of the rules of the Grand Slam competition, and then punishing him fairly and without any likes or dislikes."
According to the official According to the rules of the Grand Slam competition, an athlete will receive a warning for the first foul, a point penalty (point penalty) for the second time, and a direct penalty kick (game penalty) for the third time. The rules also state that players who receive off-court coaching or intentionally damage their rackets during a match shall be punished with penalty points. Verbal abuse is defined as "a derogatory and humiliating conduct toward a staff member, opponent, sponsor, spectator, or other person."
There are endless incidents of angry attacks on referees. How should the tennis world respond?
In professional tennis arenas, conflicts between players and referees no longer happen every two or three days. French player Benoit Paire broke multiple tennis racquets during a tournament at Citibank in Washington this summer; Canadian player Denis Shapovalov Hitting the ball into the referee's eye in a game last year, caused the referee to be injured and fractured ; at the 1990 U.S. Open, Andre Agassi (Andre Agassi Agassi yelled insulting words at the referee and spat on his leg; John McEnroe was nicknamed "The Bad Boy" and his violent temper became almost his calling card.
Serena Williams argued with the referee on the sidelines.
It's very common for top tennis players to get angry on the court, and it's often considered an interesting quirk of tennis players.. McEnroe has said that tennis must find a way for players to express their feelings and inject personality into the game while adhering to the rules.
For players and referees, their different identities lead to different perspectives on issues. There are many debates and differences in today's tennis world, whether it is the ATP Men's Tour and WTA Women's Tour, or the Grand Slams and lower-level events. These include whether all tennis matches should be set up with a best-of-five set system like the United States; whether male athletes should have the same high-temperature line as female athletes to determine whether the game can be played; whether should allow athletes to dress freely (Wimbledon is strict Athletes are required to wear white clothes, French Open has no regulations, but Serena Williams once wore black tights at the French Open, and was criticized by the officials); whether female athletes can change their jerseys at specific positions on the court like male athletes. Australian News Network believes that the tennis world needs a professional supervisor to solve these problems. He is neither a player nor a referee. His task is to ensure the fairness and justice of the game from a third-party perspective.
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