U.S. Open apologizes for 'sexist' code violation after Alize Cornet removes her shirt
30 August, 2018
U.S. Open officials apologized to France’s Alize Cornet a day after issuing her a code violation for changing on the court.
After leaving the court on Tuesday for a 10-minute heat break, Cornet returned to start the third set against Sweden’s Johanna Larsson. But the former world-No. 11’s shirt was on backwards and when she changed on the baseline, the chair umpire issued her a warning.
The WTA, Billie Jean King and former Great Britain FedEx Cup captain Judy Murray issued statements calling the violation sexist.
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