'You Owe Me An Apology:' Serena Williams Sparks Debate About Discipline Double Standard

Twenty-year-old upstart Naomi Osaka beat 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in the U.S. Open this weekend. But Osaka's win was overshadowed by a tense interaction between Williams and umpire Carlos Ramos.

Williams confronted Ramos about a series of escalating penalties -- from throwing her racket to calling the umpire a "thief" — that cost her a point, then a game and now $17,000 in fines.

What seemed to unnerve Williams the most was the charge that she had cheated by receiving coaching during the match and the feeling that if she was a man behaving in the same way, she would not have gotten the same treatment from Ramos.

Soraya Nadia McDonald, culture critic for The Undefeated. Her latest piece is "Serena Williams Is Owed An Apology For Much More Than A Penalty." She tweets @sorayamcdonald.

Michael Jeffries, associate professor of American Studies at Wellesley College. He tweets @m_p_jeffries.