«Breaking News» Williams fined £13,000 out of £1.4m prize money after outburst at umpire during US Open final

Serena Williams has been fined a total of £13,000 ($17,000) for three code violations during the US Open final.

The tournament referee's office docked Williams £7,800 ($10,000) for 'verbal abuse' of chair umpire Carlos Ramos, £3,100 ($4,000) for being warned for coaching, and £2,300 ($3,000) for breaking her racket.

The money comes out of her prize money of £1.4million ($1.85m) as the runner-up.

Serena Williams has been fined £13,000 after her outburst during US Open final on Saturday

Williams was heavily critical of umpire Carlos Ramos during her US Open final defeat

Her extraordinary rant overshadowed her 6-2 6-4 loss to Naomi Osaka at Flushing Meadows

Williams' furious outburst at umpire Carlos Ramos overshadowed her 6-2 6-4 final defeat by Naomi Osaka at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.

Initially unhappy about being penalised for coaching from the stands, Williams was then given a point penalty for smashing her racket before Ramos took a game away from her after she called him a 'thief'. 

The American tennis great stated afterwards that it was 'sexist' for her to have been penalised a game.   

During her post-match press conference, the 36-year-old said: 'I can't sit here and say I wouldn't say he's a thief, because I thought he took a game from me.

Williams was penalised after her coach Patrick Mouratoglou appeared to give signals

'But I've seen other men call other umpires several things. I'm here fighting for women's rights and for women's equality and for all kinds of stuff. 

'For me to say 'thief' and for him to take a game, it made me feel like it was a sexist remark. He's never taken a game from a man because they said 'thief'. It blows my mind.

'I just feel like the fact that I have to go through this is just an example for the next person that has emotions, and that wants to express themselves, and wants to be a strong woman.

'They're going to be allowed to do that because of today. Maybe it didn't work out for me, but it's going to work out for the next person.'  

Tennis legend Billie Jean King, who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, including four US Opens, was among those who jumped to back Williams as the row escalated.

King said on Twitter: 'Several things went very wrong during the Women's Finals today.

Williams also received a violation for breaking her racket on the court at Flushing Meadows

She picks up her racket after venting frustration with her serves and the way game was going

'Coaching on every point should be allowed in tennis. It isn't, and as a result, a player was penalized for the actions of her coach. This should not happen.'

'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 you, @serenawilliams, for calling out this double standard. More voices are needed to do the same.'  

Meanwhile, Mouratoglou admitted to ESPN that he had sent Williams a signal during the match — but claimed every coach does it.

Responding, Williams said: 'I literally just heard that too. I just texted Patrick because we don't have signals, we've never discussed signals. I want to clarify myself what he's talking about. I wasn't being coached.'

More to follow... 

Billie Jean King was among those who jumped to back Williams as the row escalated

FULL TRANSCRIPT OF SERENA'S SENSATIONAL OUTBURST 

After being penalised for throwing her racket early in the second set:

'This is unbelievable. Every team I play here I have problems.

'I didn't get coaching, I didn't get coaching. I didn't get coaching. You need to make an announcement that I didn't get coaching. I don't cheat, I didn't get coaching. How can you say that?

'You owe me an apology. You owe me an apology. I have never cheated in my life. I have a daughter and I stand for what is right for her and I've never cheated. You owe me an apology. 

After being broken to trail 4-3 in the second set:

'I never got coaching. I explained that to you and for you to attack my character then something is wrong. You're attacking my character. Yes you are. You owe me an apology.

'You will never, ever, ever be on another court of mine as long as you live. You are the liar. When are you going to give me my apology? You owe me an apology.

'Say it, say you're sorry. Then don't talk to me, don't talk to me. How dare you insinuate I was cheating? You stole a point from me. You're a thief too.'

After being docked a game:

'Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? Because I said you were a thief? You stole a point from me. I'm not a cheater. I told you to apologise to me. Excuse me I need the referee, I don't agree with that.'

With tournament referees:

'This is not right... [INAUDIBLE]... He said I was being coached but I was not being coached. That's not right. You know me. You know my character. This is not fair. This has happened to me too many times. This is not fair. To lose a game for saying that is not fair. Do you know how many men do things that are much worse than that? This is not fair.

'There are a lot of men out here that have said a lot of things and because they are a man it doesn't matter. This is unbelievable. No I don't know the risk because if I say a simple thing, a thief, because he stole a point from me.

'There are men out here that do a lot worse and because I'm a woman you're going to take this away from me. That is not right. And you know it and I know you can't admit it, but I know you know that is not right. I know you can't change it but I'm just saying that is not right.

'I get the rules but I'm just saying it's not right. It happens to me at this tournament every single year and it's not fair. That's all I have to say.'

Post-match press conference: 

'I can't sit here and say I wouldn't say he's a thief, because I thought he took a game from me.

'But I've seen other men call other umpires several things. I'm here fighting for women's rights and for women's equality and for all kinds of stuff. For me to say 'thief' and for him to take a game, it made me feel like it was a sexist remark. He's never taken a game from a man because they said "thief". It blows my mind.

'I just feel like the fact that I have to go through this is just an example for the next person that has emotions, and that wants to express themselves, and wants to be a strong woman.

'They're going to be allowed to do that because of today. Maybe it didn't work out for me, but it's going to work out for the next person.'

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Main photo article Serena Williams has been fined a total of £13,000 ($17,000) for three code violations during the US Open final.
The tournament referee’s office docked Williams £7,800 ($10,000) for ‘verbal abuse’ of chair umpire Carlos Ramos, £3,100 ($4,000) for being warned for coaching, and £2...

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