Osaka wins the US Open title!
20-year-old Naomi Osaka takes down her childhood idol Serena Williams in the US Open final.
Naomi Osaka became the first Haitian-Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam singles title, beating her idol Serena Williams, 6-2, 6-4, Saturday in the United States Open final.
The historic moment was marred by controversy, as Williams grew increasingly incensed at the chair umpire Carlos Ramos for assessing her code violations.
The first was for coaching, after her coach Patrick Mouratoglou gestured to her, and resulted in only a warning. Williams told Ramos that she “never cheats.” A few games later, Williams broke her racket, earning a point penalty. When she called Ramos “a thief” for stealing the point from her during a prolonged rant, she was given a game penalty.
At that point Williams called for the tournament referee and supervisor, and complained that her punishment was not fair.
Serena: “You are attacking my character.”
“You are a liar.”
“You are never going to be on my court ever again.”
“Say you are sorry.” “How dare you insinuate I was cheating.”
“You stole a point from me. You are a thief too.”
Naomi Osaka served out the U.S. Open title in emphatic fashion, winning 6-2, 6-4 on a 114 m.p.h. serve out wide on her second championship point that Williams could not wrangle back into her court with her backhand.
Osaka covered her eyes with her visor as she walked to the net in disbelief, and the two embraced at the net.
As she shook Ramos’s hand, Williams said once more: “Can I get an apology?” Williams stewed in the center of the court, attracting more boos from the crowd.