US Open: Outrage as woman tennis star penalised for taking top off during match, officials issue public apology
Officials at the US Open have come forward and said that they were wrong to fine Alize Cornet, a French tennis player, for taking off her shirt on the court in an incident that had fans slamming the tournament of blatant sexism and double standards.
Cornet had taken off her shirt after she realized that she wore it backward while she was off the court for a 10-minute heat break shortly before the third set of her first-round defeat against Johanna Larsson from Sweden.
There were many people across the world who then slammed umpire Christian Rack's decision to issue the 28-year-old French player a code violation when all the male players in the sport are free to change their shirts on the court to combat the sweltering 38-degree heat on August 28.
