• 20-year-old Osaka wins 6-2, 6-4 against her idol
Naomi Osaka, finding composure and grace beyond her years, somehow ignored the extraordinary meltdown of the woman who inspired her to take up the game, Serena Williams, who dissolved in tears after three code violations contributed significantly to her shock defeat in her ninth US Open final here on Saturday night.
On the 45th anniversary of Margaret Court winning her 24th and final major, Williams was favoured to move alongside the Australian in the history books but imploded in the second set – surrendering a whole game when she called the chair umpire, Carlos Ramos, “a thief” – as 20-year-old Osaka held her nerve to win 6-2, 6-4, the first ever Japanese winner of a grand slam title.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at Flushing Meadows
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/08/serena-williams-rails-at-umpire-as-superb-naomi-osaka-wins-us-open under the title “Serena Williams rails at umpire as superb Naomi Osaka wins US Open”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
