Serena Williams was fined $17,000 for three code violations in her wild U.S. Open final, which she lost to Naomi Osaka. The tournament referee’s office penalized Williams, 36 years old, $10,000 for verbal abuse of the match’s chair umpire, Carlos Ramos. Williams was fined $4,000 for coaching in the stands by Patrick Mouratoglou, and $3,000 for smashing her racket. Williams’s...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 09, 2018 17:48 UTC