Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Let's go to New York now for the U.S. Open women's finals. Twenty-year-old Naomi Osaka beat Serena Williams for the title, but the big story was the drama. Serena was penalized three times by the chair umpire. She was docked points throughout the match after emotionally pushing back against those penalties. To hear more about this, we're joined now by NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman. Tom, thank you for joining us. TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: Wow. MARTIN: I know, right? What just happened here? GOLDMAN: (Laughter) OK. Let me try and get a handle on this. Three times she was penalize, as you say. First, there was a warning for coaching. Her coach, who was in his box. And he admitted afterwards that he was coaching her. And he said, everyone does it, and they never get penalized. Now, Serena was angry, and she told the chair umpire that she has never cheated. She would rather lose than cheat. And then move forward later, she
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