‘I hope Serena isn’t mad at me’, says Naomi Osaka over US Open final win
Her US Open triumph over Serena Williams marked her maiden Grand Slam title.
Her US Open triumph over Serena Williams marked her maiden Grand Slam title.
"I don't like the word 'cool' because then I feel like when someone meets me, they'll be disappointed or something," Osaka told reporters in Beijing.
The 32-year-old said he visited doctors in Barcelona on Monday and has subsequently made the decision to play neither the ATP 500 event in Beijing nor the Masters 1000 in Shanghai.
"I didn't really feel any pressure," said Osaka, who reached the Tokyo final in 2016.
The US Open later said Lahyani "went beyond protocol" with his conduct.
During the final against Osaka, Williams got a warning from the chair umpire for violating a rarely enforced rule against receiving coaching from the sidelines.
In the cartoon the umpire is seen saying to Osaka "can't you just let her win?".
Williams was issued a warning for coaching, something her coach sitting in the stands, Patrick Mouratoglou, admitted to doing.
Serena Williams: the US Open meltdown -- what the officials are saying.
Serena Williams's claim that the code violations that sparked her meltdown in the US Open final were sexist stirred debate, with WTA Tour chief executive Steve Simon backing her on Sunday.
