Osaka watched her idol Williams lose the plot as she denied her the coveted 24th major title that would have seen the American equal Margaret Court’s record. (Image: AFP)She said: “I don’t know what happened on the court so for me I’m always going to remember the Serena that I love. “I just thought no matter what happens outside of the court when I step on the court it’s just about tennis. “I didn’t really hear anything because I had my back turned so I didn’t really know there was anything going on at the moment. The crowd was really noisy so I really didn’t hear.”

Source: Daily Mirror September 09, 2018 15:11 UTC