The bizarre scenario that played out during the U.S. Open final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka is so deeply unfortunate for any number of reasons.
Let's start with the 20-year-old Osaka, who played a terrific match to win her first major, outplaying her childhood idol to win 6-2, 6-4. Undoubtedly, though, the story that resonates from the match will be the controversy involving Williams and chair umpire Carlos Ramos.
In the first set, Ramos issued Williams a warning after her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, appeared to encourage her to approach the net more. (For what it's worth, Mouratoglou admitted to coaching, but said "100% of coaches" in "100% of matches" act similarly.