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.

Ad/> Zverev released an apology but has not yet been sanctioned further over the incident. TennisZverev 'should be banned from big events, have rehab process' — Wilander after umpire attackYESTERDAY AT 13:44 Eurosport expert Mats Wilander believes the punishment was nowhere near strong enough while Alex Corretja felt he crossed the line. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner, sees a «double standard» and says she would have been given a far harsher punishment had it been her.

«There is absolutely a double standard,» Williams told CNN. «I would probably be in jail if I did that – like, literally, no joke. »You see that [double standard] when you see other things happening on the tour, like, 'wait – if I had done that?' Hmm,” she added.

«But it is okay. At the end of the day, I am who I am, and I love who I am.» /> Williams mentioned how she was on probation for two years when she aimed a tirade at a line judge during the 2009 US Open semi-final against eventual champion Kim Clijsters. The Grand Slam committee said it was «aggravated behaviour» and Williams was fined $175,000.