posted by iclfan2
Serena’s coach cheats, umpire calls it out, Serena goes on a tirade... ump now racist and sexist. Rinse and repeat how the left works.
Yeah, he definitely didn't handle the match well, but neither did she, and she DID violate the letter of the law on the first two, so as long as she knows math, she knew she was on her last strike when she went over to yell at the umpire.
He didn't handle the situation well. Just as referees will usually allow more physical play in the NBA Finals to avoid any tainting of the outcome, the umpire should have given a soft warning on the coach's signals and should have made it clear as soon as she came over to yell at him that she was on thin ice. He did neither. He handled the whole thing poorly.
But that's not an excuse, as she knew after slamming her racket that she was two violations deep.
posted by Spock
How in the hell do you cheat in tennis? WTF is someone in the stands going to do to help you out?
Coach signaling.
posted by like_that
This is NOT an apology.
No. It's not. Nothing to apologize for.