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Serena Williams: 'I would probably be in jail' for Alexander Zverev's umpire chair attack in Acapulco

Serena Williams says she would «probably be in jail» if she behaved the same way as Alexander Zverev did in Acapulco last week. Zverev was thrown out of the ATP 500 tournament in Mexico and fined $40,000 (£30,000) for smashing his racquet against umpire Alessandro Germani's chair after losing his first round doubles match against Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara while partnering Marcelo Melo. He also went on an expletive-laden rant while swinging his racquet.

'I would probably be in jail': Serena Williams sees double-standard in Alexander Zverev case

Serena Williams said she would have faced far harsher punishment had she engaged in similar behavior to German Alexander Zverev, who was thrown out of a tournament last month for unsportsmanlike conduct. The world number three was kicked out of the ATP 500 event in Acapulco after he smashed his racket repeatedly against the umpire's chair after a doubles defeat. Zverev was later fined $40,000 for the incident, in which he came perilously close to hitting umpire Alessandro Germani.

Serena sees double standard in Zverev case

Twenty-three time grand slam champion Serena Williams says she would have faced far harsher punishment had she engaged in similar behaviour to German Alexander Zverev.

Serena Williams: 'I should have been at like 30 or 32' grand slam singles titles

By Alicia Lloyd and Christiane Amanpour, CNN

Tennis-'I would probably be in jail': Serena sees double-standard in Zverev case

(Reuters) - Twenty-three time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams said she would have faced far harsher punishment had she engaged in similar behavior to German Alexander Zverev, who was thrown out of a tournament last month for unsportsmanlike conduct.

'I would probably be in jail': Serena sees double-standard in Zverev case

Twenty-three time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams said she would have faced far harsher punishment had she engaged in similar behavior to German Alexander Zverev, who was thrown out of a tournament last month for unsportsmanlike conduct.

'I would probably be in jail' - Serena Williams sees double-standard in Zverev case

Serena Williams said she would have faced far harsher punishment had she engaged in similar behavior to Alexander Zverev, who was thrown out of a tournament last month for unsportsmanlike conduct.

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Serena Williams: 'I would probably be in jail' for Alexander Zverev's umpire chair attack in Acapulco

'I would probably be in jail': Serena Williams sees double-standard in Alexander Zverev case

Serena sees double standard in Zverev case

Serena Williams: 'I should have been at like 30 or 32' grand slam singles titles

Tennis-'I would probably be in jail': Serena sees double-standard in Zverev case

'I would probably be in jail': Serena sees double-standard in Zverev case

'I would probably be in jail' - Serena Williams sees double-standard in Zverev case

Stan Wawrinka sets Monte Carlo return date, but when are Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Nick Kyrgios back?