Fan SHOCKINGLY relates Andrey Rublev’s recent ‘adolescent temper tantrum’ to Serena Williams’ 2018 US Open final controversy

Serena Williams had received three code violations during her match against Naomi Osaka.

Fan SHOCKINGLY relates Andrey Rublev’s recent ‘adolescent temper tantrum’ to Serena Williams’ 2018 US Open final controversy

Andrey Rublev default, Serena Williams yelling at chair umpire during 2018 US Open final (Images via Imago)

Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev‘s recent controversy at the Dubai Tennis Championships has sparked a debate on whether the player was right in his act or if the punishment was way too overboard. Amid all the talk, a tennis fan drew a comparison between Rublev’s “adolescent temper tantrum” and Serena Williams‘ infamous 2018 US Open final controversy.

As netizens continued to argue over the extent of the penalty imposed on Rublev, a fan declared that the Russian was 100% wrong. He further talked about Serena Williams’ 2018 US Open controversy and declared that Rublev’s act was much worse than what transpired during the women’s singles final in 2018.

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The user also felt for the fans who came to watch a game of tennis and instead had to go back after watching Rublev’s “adolescent temper tantrums”. He also demanded that the Russian ace should pay back every fan for their ticket price.

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Rublev was 100% wrong. This is Serena @US Open but much worse. The big losers were the fans who paid good money to watch a tennis match and instead were treated to an adolescent temper tantrum and little tennis. Rublev should be made to rerun every single ticket.
The user wrote on X.

What was the Serena Williams 2018 US Open final controversy and how is it different from the Andrey Rublev incident?

As the comparison has been drawn, it is necessary to examine how similar Andrey Rublev getting defaulted and Serena Williams’ 2018 US Open final outburst are. Talking about the reasons, Andrey Rublev got defaulted for swearing at the line judge. On the other hand, Williams was first penalized for allegedly getting help from her then-coach Patrick Mouratoglou.

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Serena Williams smashes her racket (Image via Imago)

The 23-time Grand Slam was accused of cheating by chair umpire Carlos Ramos which infuriated the American ace. Williams openly declared that she had never cheated and would rather lose the match. She also smashed her racket onto the court, inviting a second code violation. A third violation was imposed after the chair umpire accused her of verbal abuse.

This meant that Serena would lose a point and eventually a game. The 23-time Grand Slam champion went on to lose the match in straight sets. While she had calmed the nerves by the time for interviews and presentation, Williams was raging during the match. Have a look at what all unfolded below.

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The tennis fraternity was divided the same way it is now. While some sided with the legend, a few felt Williams and Mouratoglou should have known about the rules better.

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