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Czech Tennis Star Calls Serena Willams’ U.S. Open Meltdown ‘Bulls***’

Hank Berrien

One of the world’s best female tennis players slammed Serena Williams for her meltdown at the U.S. Open, bluntly calling it “bulls***”.

Barbora Strycova, who is ranked #25 in the world, spoke with Czech website Sport.CZ about Williams claiming both during and after the match that chair umpire Carlos Ramos had displayed sexism when he hit her with three code violations leading to a game penalty. Williams called Ramos a “thief’ and a “liar” for charging her with a point penalty, and also slammed her racket to the court, breaking it during the match.

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