Alexis Ohanian suggested only 'white people' could get away with yelling at tennis umpires

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian took to Twitter to slam the perceived double standard in tennis and the media after Daniil Medvedev's latest on-court tirade - for which the Russian was fined $12,000.

Medvedev suffered a meltdown in his Australian Open semi-final clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas as he believed the Greek was receiving illegal training from his father Apostolos later caught barking orders from the box of the player by a hidden official.

" Are you crazy? Can his father talk about all the points? are you stupid? Oh my God, you're so bad,” Medvedev raged at referee Jaume Campistol. “How can you be so bad in the semi-finals of a grand slam? Look at me ! I'm talking to you ! »

Separately, after Tsitsipas tied the score at one set apiece, Medvedev told Campistol he would be a "little spade" for not giving Tsitsipas a code violation for coaching. most of the tennis world and the Twitter masses, Ohanian posted his thoughts on the matter on the social media platform.

Sharing a video of the world number two's outburst, he wrote: "A penalty...media outrage...satirical cartoons...it all happens doesn't it? »

“No, of course they are not. (I have no problem with players yelling at the referees – but let them all do it – not just the white guys)” Ohanian insisted.

"What I wouldn't have realized 10 years ago is that this represents something so much bigger than sports, because it's this double standard that black women have to deal with every day in their work. , but there is no camera rolling,” the New Yorker added.

"I love how you got the king off your wife's back," one follower said, though Ohanian has also been accused of virtue signaling.

After the game, following his 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 6-4 6-1 win that booked a place in the final with Rafael Nadal on Sunday, Medvedev admitted he had lost his mind and was had to control himself. better.

“To be honest, I don't think bad emotions help me too much,” Medvedev says. “Many times I lose the match because of that, because you lose focus and energy.

"As soon as I did, I thought 'that was a big mistake', but I'm glad I managed to refocus. I lost some energy but I had to refocus, I did my best and I'm glad it worked out,” he concluded.