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"The crowd was really noisy, so I really did not hear," she said. "I really did not hear anything like that. And when I turned around, it was 5-3. So I was a bit confused then. But for me, I felt really obliged to concentrate during this match because she is a great champion and I know she can come back from any point.
For Williams, the unpleasant end recalled his semifinal against Kim Clijsters in 2009, when Williams was sentenced to one point on his match point for threatening a lineman. She also mentioned a controversial match against Jennifer Capriati at the 2004 Open. (In these matches, chair umpires were women.)
At the end of Saturday's match, the Osaka celebration was muted. She climbed into her box and hugged her mother, who was crying, then returned to the field for a clumsy trophy ceremony that no one seemed satisfied with.
While the players were next to each other, the fans booed and Williams, seeing how frustrated Osaka was, approached and put his arm around the new champion before to plead with the fans so that they do not drink.
Osaka, in his speech, apologized to the fans, recognizing that most fans were supporting Williams in his quest for a career record.
"I know that she really wanted to have the 24th Grand Slam, is not it?" Osaka said later. "Everybody knows it. It's about ads, it's everywhere. When I get on the court, I feel like a different person, right? I am not a fan of Serena. I am only a tennis player who plays another tennis player.
Then, tearing, she added, "In any case, when I hugged her to the net, I felt like a kid again."
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