In 2018, Serena Williams played in the finals of the US Open against the Japanese star Naomi Osaka. Although Osaka won the final, the American player grabbed all the headlines due to her infamous outburst against the chair umpire, Carlos Ramos.
What happened during the finals?
Ramos gave a code violation to Serena Williams for coaching during the second set, which fueled Williams outburst on the court. Later, Serena’s coach at the time, Patrick Mouratoglou, admitted to giving hand singles as he tried to help her during the match.
Serena Williams once dismissed coach Patrick Mouratoglou’s claims.
Serena Williams said, “I just don’t understand what [coach Patrick Mouratoglou] was talking about because I asked him, you weren’t coaching, we don’t have signals, we’ve never had signals and he said he made a motion.“
Williams had more to add.
“So you said you made a motion, now you told people that you’re coaching me. That doesn’t make sense, why would you say that?” she further said.
Carlos Ramos saw some sort of hand signal from Mouratoglou and gave Serena a code violation.
This incident irked the great American player, as she said to Ramos, “I don’t cheat to win; I would rather lose. I am just letting you know.”