Tennis superstar Serena Williams ought to have shown restraint in her utterances to umpire Carlos Ramos (‘Sport’ page, “Osaka reigns supreme in an incident-filled final” and “Serena vows to ‘fight for women’,” both September 10). It was unbecoming of a tennis star to indulge in racquet and verbal abuse. Swearing that she would fight for women as a result of this is preposterous. Successive successes should not make anyone forget their manners. Her disgraceful behaviour is a blot. The composure shown by Ramos was admirable. The incident will also be a lesson to the immensely dignified U.S. Open winner, Naomi Osaka.
S. Arjun Prasanna,
Bengaluru
Williams may be a champion player but has proved that she is no role model for sure. Her arrogant outbursts showed that pride has possessed her. The name-calling was disgraceful, robbing Osaka of her moment of success. The spectators also played their ugly part too in making Williams think that she is above all.
Anil Stephen Jones,
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
It was a match that was bizarre, where, finally, the winner turned to the loser to tell her that it was an honour to play with her. Osaka proved that she was the champion in every sense.
Reena Zachariah,
Kochi