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To: Atticus
Watch the video of the coach's hand signals. What the coach was doing was more than a simple "thumbs up". The infraction is clear ... and there was every reason for the officials to call it out.

And even with that, it only cost Williams a point (and only then because of her earlier unsportsmanlike conduct). Williams's continuing tirade against the official and her disrespect for the sport -- buoyed by the crowd better suited for a rugby match in this instance -- is what ultimately cost her a game point and the match. I say, "Bravo" to the officials for officiating in accordance with the rules of tennis.

75 posted on 09/09/2018 10:31:52 AM PDT by glennaro
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To: glennaro

As for the crowd, again I’m not a tennis fan, but I think the US Open crowds have for decades denigrated the decorum of the sport and this is the culmination of years of treating the game with disrespect.


77 posted on 09/09/2018 11:52:22 AM PDT by Atticus
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