Battling to get back in a match against a 20-year-old opponent playing in her first Grand Slam final, Serena Williams was incensed to be warned for receiving coaching from her box.
A relatively calm conversation on a changeover seemed to settle things down, but Williams was further infuriated when she was docked a point for a second violation after smashing her racquet in frustration at dropping serve, calling chair umpire Carlos Ramos a “thief“.
Let us look at some of top meltdowns in tennis history.
