Serena Williams: I don’t need to cheat to win | 2018 US Open press conference 

The real tragedy to this whole story is for Naomi Osaka to not be able to enjoy and express this monumental victory. The trophy ceremony was heartbreaking to watch.

The booing crowd was so unfair to Osaka

"How did motherhood influenced how you comforted Naomi today?" That was just disgusting

It’s not called “emotions” it’s called bad sportsmanship!

Damn. This U.S. Open was so disappointing on so many levels... but congrats to Naomi. She's for sure the pride of Japan tonight!!!

What kind of stupid question was that about motherhood and comforting Naomi? Naomi has her own mom she doesn’t need Serena to tell her how to act.

"stay gracious and stay humble" did she really demonstrate that?

How about the time Serena threatened to shove the effing ball down the female line umpire's throat? Was she standing up for women then?

As a man watching this I’m just like damn what did we do??? That match had nothing to do with us.

Serena “I wasn’t getting coached!” Serena’s coach “Yeah I was coaching her”

Using the sexism card to justify her rude and immature behavior on court was just despicable.

Osaka is so graceful pure class .

the 20 year old was the mature one.

Serena and the crowd were absolutely embarrassing and disgraceful.

She can’t take lost for sure. She has so much to learn from Naomi if she looked back at the match, characteristically and performance

Blame your coach not the umpire. The player gets penalized for what the coach does. It’s in the rules

You was not fighting for women. You were fighting for your own ego

Congratulations to Naomi Osaka on her first grand slam win. Which is what the real story is

o my god she talks about gracious and humble.

You caused her to feel that way. You stole her moment of glory. Looks, to me, like you are the thief.

Oh one more thing, hats off to Carlos Ramos the umpire . He did not succumb to a bully champion . Keep it up Carlos !

Serena: “Stay humble like I did” In moment: “I demand an apology, you owe me an apology...” Not really humble in my opinion

I am a serious tennis player and very familiar with The Code. Worst sportsmanship ever I have ever seen in professional sports. Serena's coach was called for coaching BECAUSE it was so obvious and egregious; most coaching is much more subtle and encoded and therefore not clear to the ump, and so the ump cannot call a code violation. But this coaching was plain to see for all. Ramos COULD have given Serena a 4th code violation due to her serious delay of play (it was Osaka's turn to serve as Serena continued to berate the ump for an extended time), thereby handing the match to Osaka. Imagine if Osaka had LOST due to this "big freeze" (akin to a timeout before a field goal attempt in football) caused by Serena! How unjust would THAT have been?! And Ramos would have been roundly criticized for NOT handing the match to Osaka for Serena's 4th code violation (delay of play!). Fortunately, Osaka did not lose, and it is very impressive that she kept her cool to finish the match. IF there is racism or sexism in tennis, that should be solved before or after matches, not DURING a match and not in this manner. Serena's behavior was extremely rude and unfair to Osaka AND Ramos. I don't care if she has been the center of the Universe for the past two years, pregnant, uncomfortable, losing sleep, whacked out hormones, etc. If you can't keep your cool in tennis, get OFF the court. Also, it was very hypocritical of Serena to pull the "mommy card" as there were millions of girls watching Serena be a terrible role model losing her cool. Serena owes Osaka and Japan a sincere apology to Osaka's face, complete with many DEEP bows. She also owes a sincere apology to Ramos. United States of NARCISSISM, and I am so sick of it in this country. I am also very weary of the "open season on men"; the man-hating is extreme in USA. Get a grip, people!

Only part of the discussion that matters is that her coach admitted to trying to coach her from the stands. The penalty is for coaching from the stands not accepting coaching from the stands.

Coaching is a violation, smashing racquet is a violation, being aggressive and intimating to towards the umpire is a violation. Umpire did their job correctly. Things are judged case by case. So whether or not other players get away with it is irrelevant. If someone murders someone, and gets away with it, it then doesn't mean it's ok for you to murder someone.

Gracious and humble. Not even close Serena. 3rd time @ USO, and always while losing.

“How did motherhood influenced how you comfort Naomi today ?” Hahaha , such a Laughable and silly question

It was not white vs black, man vs women, mother vs girl...it was USA vs other world. Sore loosers. No sportsmanship. Serena owes apologies to the umprire, to the girl and to the whole viewership.

Stay humble and gracious like I did?!🤯

Hats of to this great lady "Naomi". She showed how humble should we be. Today's champ could be tomorrow's legend if we have the right attitude. I do not know how will she fare hereon, but in my mind she already is a champ of my heart, and (I am pretty sure) of many people.

She literally made Osaka cry because she was raging and wouldn’t let it go with the ref

Thank you Carlos Ramos for trying to make tennis a better and well respected sport.

Please stop using “ Feminism “, “ Sexism “ , “ Motherhood “ for your losses . Accept the fact she was a better player & you were clueless . The umpire was doing his job by the book . This isn’t the first time it has happened . Where was the woman you fighting for , “ When you swore on a line lady for shoving a ball down her throat “.

Serena: "I wasn't being coached..." Serena coach: "I was coaching" lol

Except you did and still lost. Be an adult and own up to it. You stole Osaka’s moment. You should feel bad.

'I don't need to cheat to win, but when I lose I will ruin my opponent moment' Serena Williams

The fact is that you messed up the poor girl's first Grand Slam Title . I feel her pain and I am crying too. You could have handled it better on the court and risen above it with all your experience and change that you and your sister brought to the womens game. I am still crying for Naomi.

3:18 “...always stay gracious and humble...like I did” She’s either totally self-unaware or a sociopath.

"I dont need to cheat to win" and yet here we are

Great example of what happens to people who dedicate their life from a very early age to a sport, instead of growing up.

holy shit, she just finds a way to make herself a victim every time

Tell me, Serena... Why did Naomi cry at the trophy ceremony? What did make her cry? Booing? NO! YOU! She said before that Serena was my idol.sorry for Naomi. Lots of Congrats and keep going, Naomi Osaka!

Man if my daughter had trained very hard her whole life for this moment and some disrespectful women took this moment away from her, I would be mad to a very large extent! This is beyond shameful.

I love that most of the comments here are from the people that have no idea about tennis.

Great job Osaka!!!!!

Congrats Naomi..great win..so happy for you.

Never thought of such disgusting behaviour by her!!She just changed my whole perspective of her !!She really needs to learn to accept her loses instead of doing all this shitty dramas and lastly Naomi clearly defeated her and she deserved the win

"I dont need to cheat to win" yes, but i absolutely need the "sexism card" in order to win. Peace guys 😁

"how did motherhood influence how you comforted Naomi today?" WHAT?? How about "how did motherhood influence how you lost your sh*t and got penalized a game?"

You weren't fighting for women's rights, you were fighting for the title and the money. Stop playing women card every time you failed.

I love that this videos is showing not only person on the podium but also journalists asking questions.

her comments show that she did not care about anybody else that herself, and very contradictory with the confession of her coach.

@3:15. "Stay gracious and humble, Like I did..." What?🤤😆

She should say - at the ceremony - don’t take this moment to take away from Naomi and I am sorry for my act today

She can not swallow the truth that she was loosing from a young girl like Naomi so she tried everything including illegal coaching and then she felt bad so she try to come over guilt. To hell with her. Who cares. Naomi was so graceful all the time in this drama played by Serena. She does not deserve for future tennis games any trophy.

THANK YOU, Naomi for OBLITERATING Serena Williams. Love your HUMILITY and GENUINENESS in and out of the tennis court. AGAIN, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU FOR CRUSHING SERENA WILLIAMS.

Shame on the crowd who booed Naomi. She deserved the title. Shame on NIKE.

No matter what the situation, people must learn to control over our emotions.

Congratulations to a great tournament and the poise of the Champion of the 2018 US Open, Naomi Osaka!!!!

Serena Williams you are such a champ, a warrior, and in spite of people who love to hate you, you continue to reign supreme! People who hate themselves have been saying the same comments when u were playing Hingis, and Clijsters, and Henin.. Americans were actually rooting against you, the fellow American, just so that you wouldn't win.. they actually wanted the Russian, the Belgian, or the Switz to win.. same as they did with Althea Gibson and Jackie Robinson.. you are a modern day hero. I know you don't allow these uneducated fools to keep you down, but keep shining.

Being an American I am ashamed and angry of Serena . She is the perfect example of what Champions should not do . Yesterday her tactics of scaring her opponent failed . Naomi was very much in control of the match from the beginning.So Serena used her usual roaring . But she failed . She said she never cheats but camera was showing something different . Patrick was telling her to go forward near the net and she glanced at that . She should have just kept quiet and accepted the warning . But nooo . She preferred to just go on and on verbally with the umpire . I heard her saying to the umpire that she is a mother of a child now and she would never do what she is accused of . Camera doesn’t lie .Okay what abt breaking the racket Serena ? That’s shameful. Were u a teen that time and playing your first tournament ? Mothers don’t do that .Winning tournaments and millions made you a champion but not a kind respectful humble human . I m surprised to hear that you were fighting for women’s right . First behave Respectfully and humbly with your fellow players . Look at Federer .Real champions behave like him . He is a father too . I feel for Naomi . Serena just ruined her joy . It’s too late for you to improve on your behavior Serena when you are abt to lose . It’s a pattern .Please retire Serena so that upcoming young talents would never have to experience what Naomi had to yesterday . Congrats to Naomi .She is the real champion .

This was a temper tantrum due to losing. She was clearly in the wrong and the rules for each incident are clear. Plus she was getting blatant coaching. How she can spin it like this in a press conference is pretty shameful but i guess all the success has gone to her head.

Now that I see this again I see how he affected her match . And she could have won . It’s a toss up but these technical things are devastating especially losing a point . I like Serena in this post interview .

You are the one - super athlete and super fighter for women's euality❤️❣️❣️

cheating or no cheating, she did not win this time... also, I’m certain the umpire never used the word “cheating.” he issued a code violation for obvious (and later admitted) coaching... this is not the same as cheating. breaking a racquet is also a code violation, but is not called “cheating,” and had she been caught actually cheating by taking PEDs or excessively weighting her racquet or something she would’ve received a much bigger penalty than a warning for a code violation. no one accused her of cheating, she made that insinuation herself.

True character shows under pressure. Unimpressed with Serena. The umpire was absolutely right. Congratulations Naomi. You are truly graceful and a real Champion.

I wasn't being coached, ignore the interview of my coach just admitting he coached me though......

Honestly if it wasn't for incredible recent form of Osaka, I think Serena would be at her 25th or 26th Grand Slam. Even though from maternity leave, but Naomi was almost unbeatable and insane between 2018-2019. Wow!

She tried to make this a sexosm issue by saying men say worse to refs, but that doesn't fly. As the commentators stated during the match, most players, men and women, don't badmouth the refs after they've already received their first warning, since they would lose a point. Williams, on the other hand, badmouthed the red after her 2nd violation, which wasnt smart at all.

U talking about woman empowerment and u want to take away the joy from this other woman. Oh please.

well said.. "Sometimes things in life doesn't happen the way we want'em, but Always be Gracious and Stay Humble.."

“I never cheat” But your coach did. She still doesn’t see what’s wrong with her actions towards the Ump.

3:18 Serena: "always stay gracious and stay humble" **on court** yapping furiously Serena: "I demand an apology!" 🤣🤣🤣

Osaka earned her victory. Excellent. I dont what that referee incident was but it's alright alright.

She is a vet and an ambassador for tennis and for women’s sports every where people always hate on Brothers and Sisters when we win, when we loose when we have an opinion or when we have pride about who we are it’s a joke no one on these people making comments have ever done anything like she has in their lives. Way to stand up for your self sis. You know your truth piss on the world and BE GREAT

Always stay gracious and always stay humble......................

At least people can see that winning 23 Grand Slam titles doesn't make you a champion.

Ms Osaka exercised incredible restraint and dignity. When that woman on the podium said it wasn’t the result we were hoping for, I would have walked off that podium. What a disgraceful display!

Such a shameless woman, pulling such a stunt to discredited Naomi win. She beaten you once in Miami and she were on her way to win in US open, you pulled that stunt so, your upper chamber elites friends can go on preaching to their sheep, you lost to the umpire and not Naomi as we are witnessing this past few days. Such a classless act. Bravo !!!

What she did to Naomi was unacceptable. Just see the post match presentation, Naomi is feeling guilt for winning! She looks scared! She looks sad! This is not the way to treat a young champion who swept you off your feet. She should have welcomed and showered love on Naomi. Serena has achieved so much and this is not how a champion should behave.

The umpire was a gentleman and polite Serena was the opposite.

Did Serena actually say that she was arguing with the umpire for women's rights? This is the same umpire that penalized Rafael Nadal at the 2017 French Open. How does Serena's coach using hand signals telling her to attack the net, breaking of her racquet after losing a critical game and badgering the umpire further women's rights in tennis? During her yelling at the umpire, she also said "you'll never work again at any match that I am playing". She should have been disqualified after that. She behaves the same way at the US Open whenever she is losing. It happened in 04, 09 and now. Hard to believe this is a role model for future tennis players. She only shows good sportsmanship when she is winning.

5:37 says it all, refuses to give Naomi her props thinking the ref influenced the match. She knows the rules damn well! Even if yr coach is doing it and you dont see it, its a violation and she KNOWS this. She was getting beat and couldnt come to terms with it.

I don't think that Osaka is a better player than Serena. There were sone things that happened that were unfair and took her out of her game and head space to win. It was very unfair. Osaka didn't win. That game was taken away from her. Serena is a great player andcsome people are just looking for something to bring her down. Serena handled how she felt. She stood up for what's right. Im shocked that she finished the match. I would have waved to the crowd and left. It was absolutely terrible what happened to her and that man should never be apart of any game she plays in the future. She doesn't cheat and everyone knows it. She's talented and works hard to be a champion. Rest assured. Osaka is not a better player than Serena. Point blank period.👍👊

she still wont accept the way she behaved was unacceptable

Congratulations to Naomi Osaka. Congratulations to Naomi Osaka. Congratulations to Naomi Osaka....

Few points 1. Serena did not lost the point from coaching and someone needs to remind her this. 2. She lost the point after she smash her racket, consider a second violation 3. She kept on insulting umpire till she got the third violation.

Naomi hats off good job...Haters will be salty if serena dont retire an come back even harder an back on top as champ...

What does being a mother have to do with having an egomaniacal tantrum on the tennis court?

She said she is here fighting for women’s rights?.. dafuq you are. You there to play tennis and make money! *JEEZUS*

Serena behavior was simply embarrassing. She could not imagine that the other player was just better. I felt embarrassed for Serena watching this match. I felt sorry for Naomi Osaka. She did not deserved that.

Serena's idea of a "strong woman" equals a verbally abusive woman that blames everyone but herself for her mistakes.

"Im mother, I have daughter hence Im cant be wrong!" what, are you crazy?

Sexism is totally out of point for this case!!!!! Serena owes big apology for Naomi.

Always stay gracious and always stay humble... Maybe should have added respectful

Interviewed after the match, her coach said he was coaching. Said the opposing coach was also coaching & all coaches coach during the matches. Guess she didn't get the memo.

But her coach admitted to coaching! Spare us!

She doesn't like to lose. She has been around so long and has become such a diva.

Come out and apologize for your disgraceful behaviour, calling the umpire a liar and a thief was abuse and you deserved the penalty awarded. Race= no, Gender= no tantrum= yes. The ump saw your coach signaling and warned you for it, your coach admitted to coaching from the side, who lied? apologize and do the right thing for all women. Equality?

Always stay gracious and humble 💜💯