Serena Williams' outburst with umpire was not good for tennis - Evert
Chris Evert doesn't agree with Serena Williams' coach Patrick Mouratoglou saying that the American's last year outburst during the US Open final against Naomi Osaka was the best moment in tennis in the last ten years.
Evert said: "It got a lot of exposure. I mean, so do other bad things that happen in the world. I don’t think it was good for the sport of tennis, the integrity of the game. I think the rules were the culprit. I don’t point my finger at Carlos or Serena at this point because the rules are so vague. There’s such a gray area that there needs to be more black and white in the game. I don’t think it was good. I was down at the level presenting the trophy, as John was the next day in the men’s. It was thundering, it was vibrating, the floor was vibrating, the boos were deafening. I looked over and saw Naomi Osaka sobbing. To me, that isn’t the greatest thing that’s ever happened in the sport, period.
"It certainly brought some attention obviously. They’re still talking about it now. They just did some type of documentary. That speaks for itself. Hopefully something good can come out of it ultimately because it was a lose-lose to me for the ref, Serena, tennis. Naomi was obviously extremely upset. That was like a bit of a train wreck."
from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/2ZqhtZ7
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