Just1CupB4IDie Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Naomi Osaka beats Serena Williams in 2 straight sets! Congratulations! What did you think of Serena's behaviour and reaction to the warning and code misconduct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 29 minutes ago, Just1CupBeforeIDie said: Naomi Osaka beats Serena Williams in 2 straight sets! Congratulations! What did you think of Serena's behaviour and reaction to the warning and code misconduct? I think Serena got in a lot of trouble once before, when she (allegedly) threatened a line judge. She a super competitive athlete though. Maybe without her natural high compete nature, she doesn’t win 23 Slams? I think it’s her inner fight to always win that separates her from her peers. Plus she’s an amazing player too, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategal Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Serena was set off by being accused of receiving 'coaching' during her match, I can understand if that felt like a false accusation as it was an affront to her values and integrity. I react the same way so I get how hot she was over that. Not sure what the norm is for that type of action as I don't watch much tennis. Sadly she wasn't able to regain emotional control and it cost her. Not sure if she might have won if she had maintained control of her emotions. Was good to see her manage the crowd to give Naomi appropriate recognition at the end, that was good sportsmanship. Looks like Naomi will be a strong contender for a long time to come, good for her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1CupB4IDie Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Serena's coach admitted he coached her from the box. Serena shouldve just took the penalty and carried on. She went on to break her racket , another penalty justified. Then she got a third one for calling the ump a thief and liar. The crowd continued to boo during the trophy ceremony. Disgusting fans. I felt Serena had the spotlight and attention even though it was a pivotal moment for Naomi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I was disgusted by the fans, a 20 year old girl wins her first Grand Slam and they kept booing to the point she was in tears and couldn't even celebrate it. Completely ruined the moment for her. Good on Serena to stick up for her during her speech and calm the crowd down, but wish she could've kept her cool and made it a clean match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 What a mess. I didn't watch it, but it's clogged my twitter for the last 2 hours, so from the vids and complaints i got the jist of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1CupB4IDie Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 11 minutes ago, stonecoldstevebernier said: I was disgusted by the fans, a 20 year old girl wins her first Grand Slam and they kept booing to the point she was in tears and couldn't even celebrate it. Completely ruined the moment for her. Good on Serena to stick up for her during her speech and calm the crowd down, but wish she could've kept her cool and made it a clean match. Exactly! Poor Naomi even apologized for the turn out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 The fans were pissed and booing because they paid big bucks to watch the women's final. Then some absolutely bizarre stuff happens which has a tremendous affect on the outcome and there is a completely inadequate explanation from the umpire. They are left wondering WTF happened and are understandably upset and feel cheated themselves. Players get coaching all the time in grand slams and nothing is ever called. Think they'd ever dare call that on Federer? Not a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Soooooooo the judge makes a bizarre call, Serena loses her $&!# (as she's apt to do), ends up losing the match, the crowd boos, and Serena turns it into a "muh sexism" issue? Great. It'll be super awesome to see the "progressives" getting all uppidy and talking about "the patriarchy" or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: Soooooooo the judge makes a bizarre call, Serena loses her $&!# (as she's apt to do), ends up losing the match, the crowd boos, and Serena turns it into a "muh sexism" issue? Great. It'll be super awesome to see the "progressives" getting all uppidy and talking about "the patriarchy" or whatever. I don’t get why the girls don’t play the best 3 out of 5 sets, just like the men? I wonder if top athletic players, like Serena, are trying to make that change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, Alflives said: I don’t get why the girls don’t play the best 3 out of 5 sets, just like the men? I wonder if top athletic players, like Serena, are trying to make that change? I'd actually be totally game for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1CupB4IDie Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Yep, she went there...played the sexism card. Her coach also said 100% coaches in 100% matches do it (paraphrasing). He started the whole $&!#show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 1 hour ago, nuckin_futz said: The fans were pissed and booing because they paid big bucks to watch the women's final. Then some absolutely bizarre stuff happens which has a tremendous affect on the outcome and there is a completely inadequate explanation from the umpire. They are left wondering WTF happened and are understandably upset and feel cheated themselves. Players get coaching all the time in grand slams and nothing is ever called. Think they'd ever dare call that on Federer? Not a chance. Go back to the Trump thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 19 minutes ago, Ryan Strome said: Go back to the Trump thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 SW lost it...her focus, her cool, and the match...congrats to Naomi O. on her first ever grand slam victory....I would not have predicted her winning this match at all. The ref, the judge, etc. is part of all sport...they have the authority and power to make decisions regarding the match...whether the decision is right or wrong, the athlete has to respond in a positive manner that benefits the athlete...SW could not recover from the judge's decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spur1 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 SW is just another American sore loser. She was getting beaten and tried a DT tantrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 17 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said: I'm lost... Is that an obsessed baby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Looks good on the biatch... "You must apologize! You must apologize!" and then playing the sexism card. Followed up by a classless reaction from the crowd on Osaka's first Grand Slam win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toews Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 3 hours ago, nuckin_futz said: The fans were pissed and booing because they paid big bucks to watch the women's final. Then some absolutely bizarre stuff happens which has a tremendous affect on the outcome and there is a completely inadequate explanation from the umpire. They are left wondering WTF happened and are understandably upset and feel cheated themselves. Players get coaching all the time in grand slams and nothing is ever called. Think they'd ever dare call that on Federer? Not a chance. I have never seen a player been given a game penalty in such a pivotal moment in a Final. The umpire robbed Osaka of her moment and ruined a great Final. I thought that she would have eventually beaten Serena as she looked like the better player on the day. You are indeed correct the crowd was pissed after being robbed of a great Final. The boos weren't for Osaka, they are for the shambolic performance of the umpire who made the match all about himself and his ego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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