Serena Williams' US Open Meltdown- My Take
Serena Williams has created an uproar in the US Open Final. Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the past 24 hours you must know about it. Here is my take. The controversy comes down to three incidents. 1) The on court coaching violation 2) Breaking of the racket 3) Verbal Abuse As per the WTA rules there is what is called the ‘point penalty schedule’. A violation of any one of a number of rules results in the following schedule. 1 st Offense- Warning 2 nd Offense- Point Penalty 3 rd and Subsequent Offenses- Game Penalty 1 st Offense - On court coaching violation Section XVI- Code of Conduct vii a) Players shall not receive coaching during a match (including warm up) with the exception of the allowed coaching breaks as defined in the On-Court Coaching Requests - Section XVII.H.3. Communication of any kind, audible or visible, between a Player and a coach may be construed as coaching b) Violations of