Sexism rears its ugly head at the U.S. Open

Twenty-year-old Naomi Osaka bested Serena Williams to win the U.S. Open on Saturday, making her the first Japan-born woman to win a Grand Slam final. 

But that landmark moment is not what everyone is talking about today, thanks to a series of penalties that highlight, once again, the sexism plaguing the sport.

It all started when Carlos Ramos, the chair umpire, issued Williams a code violation for receiving illegal coaching from the sidelines. (Williams’s coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, said later that he had been giving her advice, but did not think she had seen him.) Read more…

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