Serena Williams fined at US Open: Is it sexism?
Updated | By Breakfast with Martin Bester
The 36-year-old was handed a code violation for
coaching, a penalty point for racquet abuse and a game penalty for calling
umpire a "liar and a thief" and insisting "you owe me an
apology".

Serena Williams insisted she was not cheating in the US Open final on Saturday before accusing the sport which has made her a global icon and multi-millionaire of sexism.
Breakfast's Martin Bester feels Serena Williams wasn't entirely wrong.
However, the final was overshadowed by the American's angry and tear-filled tirade in the second set.
READ ALSO: Serena fined $17,000 after US Open final outburst
It has already been dubbed 'The Mother of all Meltdowns' by the New York Daily Post.
"He alleged that I was cheating, and I wasn't cheating," Serena Williams told reporters.
"I've seen other men call other umpires several things. I'm here fighting for women's rights and for women's equality,"
READ ALSO: Serena: 'I am not a cheat', accuses tennis of 'sexism'
After Serena Williams has been fined more than R259 000 during the US Open final for code violation, Martin Bester is asking "Do you think it is sexism?"
Serena Williams has been fined more than R259 000 during the US Open final for code violation. Do you think it is sexism? #JacaBreakfast
— JacaBreakfast (@JacaBreakfast) September 10, 2018
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