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Umpire accuses Venus of on court coaching against Cornet

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#1 ·
I didn't see the whole thing, but basically Venus was looking in her bag and the umpire thought she was getting coaching. Venus went off on the umpire saying "I'm 36 years old, I can look in my bag if I want to, In my 20 years of playing I have never been accused of coaching. I play fair. Just FYI"
 
#7 ·
Ugh. This is unacceptable!!! Venus has always been the model of fair play and sportsmanship!! I am offended on her behalf! :fiery:
 
#16 ·
I didn't see the whole thing, but basically Venus was looking in her bag and the umpire thought she was getting coaching. Venus went off on the umpire saying "I'm 36 years old, I can look in my bag if I want to, In my 20 years of playing I have never been accused of coaching. I play fair. Just FYI"
I need a clip.


I NEED A CLIP. :hysteric:
 
#18 ·
I hadn't ever thought about it, but of course, keeping a phone in your bag would be a great way to cheat. Your coach would just text you. And players do keep notes to themselves in their bags, which is legal.
 
#20 ·
It was just a code violation for coaching. No big deal. If somebody in her box was gesturing things towards her then this can happen, even if she doesn´t look towards her box.
 
#34 ·
I didn't see the whole thing, but basically Venus was looking in her bag and the umpire thought she was getting coaching. Venus went off on the umpire saying "I'm 36 years old, I can look in my bag if I want to, In my 20 years of playing I have never been accused of coaching. I play fair. Just FYI"
Damn FYI!!!
 
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#41 ·
Thanks for the description; I was wondering what had set off Venus :lol:
 
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