Serena Williams fined $17,000 for US Open meltdown
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23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams on Sunday was fined a total of $17,000 for three code violations during the final of the US Open against Japan's Naomi Osaka.The 36-years-old superstar launched a tirade against chair umpire Carlos Ramos after the latter issued a warning to her for getting coaching instructions from the stands in the second set.Williams lost her cool and verbally abused the umpire, calling him a 'liar' and a 'thief'.The American tennis star was docked $10,000 for 'verbal abuse' of the chair umpire, $4000 for being warned for coaching from the stands, and $3,000 for smashing and breaking her racket from her $1.85 million prize money that she won after finishing as the runner-up against Osaka.However, Serena received support from across the tennis world that included tennis legend Billie Jean King."When a woman is emotional, she's "hysterical" and she's penalized for it. When a man does the same, he's "outspoken" & and there are no repercussions. Thank ...