The 23-time grand slam winner has been fined 17,000 US dollars (approximately £13,000) for her offences in the final. Here, Press Association Sport looks at previous high-profile confrontations between sportspeople and officials. Serena WilliamsSerena Williams (Mehdi Taamallah/PA)This was not the first time Williams has had notable exchanges with officials at Flushing Meadows. In 2009 she was penalised for threatening a line judge in a semi-final against Kim Clijsters and put on a two-year probation. Two years later she was fined 2,000 dollars (£1,250) after calling umpire Eva Asderaki “a hater” and “unattractive inside” for calling a hindrance penalty against her during a final defeat to Sam Stosur.

Source: Express September 09, 2018 18:45 UTC