Saturday’s U.S. Women’s Open final should have been remembered for 20-year-old Naomi Osaka winning her first major, the first Japanese player to do so. Instead, it will be remembered for the controversy between Serena Williams and chair umpire Carlos Ramos, which is wrong.

Williams, looking to win her record-24th major, was warned for a coaching violation in the third set when Ramos claimed her coach tried to give her a signal from the stands. Instead of the spotlight being shined on Osaka for her first major win, it is now overshadowed by Williams’ dispute where she claims sexism is being portrayed.

Facing countless racist attacks throughout the span of her career, specifically after this incident, she makes it prominent that sexism is also an issue that not many players nor spectators bring light to. Williams’ was seen arguing that if this incident were to happen to a male player, it would not have played out the way it did for her.

Billie Jean King, a tennis legend and an advocate for equal rights, took to Twitter agreeing with Williams. “When a woman is emotional, she’s “hysterical” and she’s penalized for it. When a man does the same, he’s “outspoken” and there are no repercussions. Thank you, Serena Williams, for calling out this double standard. More voices are needed to do the same,” King tweeted.

However, the way Williams approached her issue of sexism could have been handled with more grace. More specifically, in the heat of the moment, Williams was seen calling the umpire a “thief” and creating an uproar in the middle of the match. Whether than having the focus towards Osaka and her three-point lead, Williams is seen fighting with the umpire and game officials due to her penalty because she simply broke the rules.

Williams’ “claims” that she was not receiving coaching nor that she would ever cheat, however, the umpires and officials seem to disagree. Although no one will ever truly know if Williams was watching her coach give signals from the stands, she could have remained calm and collected and accepted her penalty.

The best way to avoid getting in trouble during a match is by not breaking any of the rules, or at least have some awareness and knowledge on which rules can and cannot be bent with officials at the match. Perhaps if Williams knew beforehand that Ramos is stricter than most umpires, this possibly could have been prevented.