2018 US Open Final: S. Williams vs. N. Osaka

Who ya got?

  • Serena in straights

    Votes: 3 25.0%
  • Serena in 3 sets

    Votes: 4 33.3%
  • Naomi in straights

    Votes: 2 16.7%
  • Naomi in 3 sets

    Votes: 3 25.0%

  • Total voters
    12
  • Poll closed .

kskate2

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I don't fault Patrick for this. Serena escalates these situations especially when she's not playing well anyway
 

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If you watch what he did, and he says she wasn't watching, you could interpret as telling himself.
 

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agreed Kate. But I can't help feeling the reprisals against her are extreme compared to everyone else. It makes me really uncomfortable watching
 

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I don't disagree that the reprisals are a bit much sometimes. But she's no spring chicken. She's got to learn to keep her emotions in check
 

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That final grated on my nerves. I wish I hadn’t watched it
 

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and it's even worse when you consider she's one of the games biggest draws. They normally get some leeway but not her
 

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Serena shouldn’t have be issued a code violation for something her coach did. That wasn’t fair
 

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I agree with you Kate. She's not an innocent, but it's very odd
 

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I'm delighted for Naomi. I make no bones I wanted her to win. But that was an ugly ugly final
 

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ESPN just made a good point. Instead of giving her the game penalty he should have told her if you continue to berate me I will give you a violation
 

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just look at what happened with Roger. He told the umpire he didn't give a shit, to keep quiet. He even put his hand up. The umpire didn't even code him
 

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that's what Serena was saying. Men have done worse and don't even get a warning