An Australian newspaper doubled down on its decision to run a cartoon of Serena Williams that has been called racist and sexist.
The cartoon shows Williams jumping on a broken racket with a baby pacifier. It was originally published on the Monday after Saturday's U.S. Open final, when Williams was docked a point and then a full game for code violations. The chair umpire gave Williams a game penalty—the punishment for a third code violation— for verbal abuse after she called him a "thief" and a "liar." The argument stemmed from an earlier incident in which the chair umpire ruled Williams had received coaching during the match, resulting in an official warning.