Why Serena Williams Owes Us An Apology
I can't believe myself stop blogging for more than 2 years came back writing about Women tennis. But hear me out.
Serena Williams - Queen of Tennis
First of all, I'm a massive fans of Serena Williams. At the top where Federer, Sampras and Nadal were. She has changed the landscape of women tennis like how Nadal brought power and Federer introduced style and "class" to men tennis. Along the way all of them brought in new and reinvigorate existing tennis players like me to keep on playing and loving the game. And 23 Grand Slams are not a mean feat at all. If you look at the closest rivals of whom have won a grand slam that are still playing today, the closest are Venus (7) and Sharapova (5)!! She is the greatest current and almost certainly ever women tennis player in history.
Maybe, and I say maybe that might have drove her to do what she did last Saturday during the Finals of US Open 2018. So let's break it down.
The US Open Finals - the crucial moment
She's in her first Grand Slam finals after she gave birth to her daughter. And her opponent whom have beaten her before is also in her first Grand Slam finals. Serena might have thought her determination to win and her experience triumphs her opponent's inexperience and age.
No. She was not only chasing her own tail outwit by Osaka Naomi's power and strategy but also chasing a set down. And in the crucial moment in the second set, her coach did something stupid.
He tried to "hand signal" Serena on how to turn the game around. Indirectly trying to coach her from the bench. Whether Serena saw it or otherwise, it doesn't matter. The umpire saw it! And Carlos Ramos gave Serena a code violation. She then got another one for breaking her racquet. And finally got her 3rd code violation for calling the umpire a thief! And after the 3rd violation that means a game penalty and Serena lost it all and call every officials she could to further vent her frustrations.
The Tantrum
So here's the thing that lost my respect for her. Serena said she's fighting (shouting) for women's right, sexism and unfairness for getting those code violations. Instead of moving on from a "setback" in her game, she keeps on harping on the same thing over and over again until it affected her match. What I think was she's lost her game trying to fight back with some drama hoping her rather inexperience opponent will be distracted and eventually lose her concentration and concede the match eventually.
Come on Serena! You told the umpire that you have a daughter and will never cheat and rather lose. Would you then bring up your daughter by teaching her to close an eye on someone who have clearly done something wrong by the book? What Carlos (the umpire) did was all in accordance to the rules you have been "abiding" for throughout your 20+ years on the tour. To put it simply, you are driving on a highway with a speed limit of 70mph but you are doing 90mph and get caught. Instead of reflecting why you did it, you turn around and shout why the police stop you and not the others?
No Apologies?
Really? You asked the umpire to apologize for doing something he has done according to the rules?
Then when are you going to apologize to your fans for paying to watch you and a good tennis match for spoiling their evening and probably traumatizing your opponent? After all, you are walking away with USD$1.3 million.
You could have fight for injustice, sexism, etc... outside the court! You are Serena Williams. Call a press conference and highlight what you think is wrong. Don't do it on court and certainly not on a Grand Slam finals!
Naomi Osaka
Then there's Miss Naomi Osaka. Frankly I have not heard about her before the finals and even if she have won the match without the drama, I would have thought she will be one of those "1 or 2 Slammers" - those who have won 1 or 2 grand slam and goes on missing from winning more grand slams. There are more no 1 women tennis player in the World than those who have won a grand slam that are still playing.
But from what I saw lin that finals, maybe Naomi Osaka will be different. I think she would be different if she continues to stay positive for the game and continue with a attitude Afterall, women tennis needs a new generation of great players after the eventual demise of the drug cheats and drama queen.
Final Words
To close off my lengthy post, I would like to share you my tweet about this incident;
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Serena Williams - Queen of Tennis
First of all, I'm a massive fans of Serena Williams. At the top where Federer, Sampras and Nadal were. She has changed the landscape of women tennis like how Nadal brought power and Federer introduced style and "class" to men tennis. Along the way all of them brought in new and reinvigorate existing tennis players like me to keep on playing and loving the game. And 23 Grand Slams are not a mean feat at all. If you look at the closest rivals of whom have won a grand slam that are still playing today, the closest are Venus (7) and Sharapova (5)!! She is the greatest current and almost certainly ever women tennis player in history.
Maybe, and I say maybe that might have drove her to do what she did last Saturday during the Finals of US Open 2018. So let's break it down.
The US Open Finals - the crucial moment
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| Source: BBC/ EPA |
She's in her first Grand Slam finals after she gave birth to her daughter. And her opponent whom have beaten her before is also in her first Grand Slam finals. Serena might have thought her determination to win and her experience triumphs her opponent's inexperience and age.
No. She was not only chasing her own tail outwit by Osaka Naomi's power and strategy but also chasing a set down. And in the crucial moment in the second set, her coach did something stupid.
He tried to "hand signal" Serena on how to turn the game around. Indirectly trying to coach her from the bench. Whether Serena saw it or otherwise, it doesn't matter. The umpire saw it! And Carlos Ramos gave Serena a code violation. She then got another one for breaking her racquet. And finally got her 3rd code violation for calling the umpire a thief! And after the 3rd violation that means a game penalty and Serena lost it all and call every officials she could to further vent her frustrations.
The Tantrum
So here's the thing that lost my respect for her. Serena said she's fighting (shouting) for women's right, sexism and unfairness for getting those code violations. Instead of moving on from a "setback" in her game, she keeps on harping on the same thing over and over again until it affected her match. What I think was she's lost her game trying to fight back with some drama hoping her rather inexperience opponent will be distracted and eventually lose her concentration and concede the match eventually.
Come on Serena! You told the umpire that you have a daughter and will never cheat and rather lose. Would you then bring up your daughter by teaching her to close an eye on someone who have clearly done something wrong by the book? What Carlos (the umpire) did was all in accordance to the rules you have been "abiding" for throughout your 20+ years on the tour. To put it simply, you are driving on a highway with a speed limit of 70mph but you are doing 90mph and get caught. Instead of reflecting why you did it, you turn around and shout why the police stop you and not the others?
No Apologies?
Really? You asked the umpire to apologize for doing something he has done according to the rules?
Then when are you going to apologize to your fans for paying to watch you and a good tennis match for spoiling their evening and probably traumatizing your opponent? After all, you are walking away with USD$1.3 million.
You could have fight for injustice, sexism, etc... outside the court! You are Serena Williams. Call a press conference and highlight what you think is wrong. Don't do it on court and certainly not on a Grand Slam finals!
Naomi Osaka
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| Source: BBC/ Getty Image |
Then there's Miss Naomi Osaka. Frankly I have not heard about her before the finals and even if she have won the match without the drama, I would have thought she will be one of those "1 or 2 Slammers" - those who have won 1 or 2 grand slam and goes on missing from winning more grand slams. There are more no 1 women tennis player in the World than those who have won a grand slam that are still playing.
But from what I saw lin that finals, maybe Naomi Osaka will be different. I think she would be different if she continues to stay positive for the game and continue with a attitude Afterall, women tennis needs a new generation of great players after the eventual demise of the drug cheats and drama queen.
Final Words
To close off my lengthy post, I would like to share you my tweet about this incident;
Some loves winning. Many hates losing. She's probably the latter even after 23 majors. And the crowd.. dam... Now I know why Donald Trump became POTUS.. Hope Naomi continue her winning attitude and make Women TENNIS great again :) #USOpen— Choon Wong (@ah_heng) September 9, 2018
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