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    Shirtless Novak Djokovic chilling shows US Open's double standards

    Shirtless Novak Djokovic chilling shows US Open's double standards
    Written by Shalini Ojha
    Sep 07, 2018, 06:22 pm 2 min read
    Shirtless Novak Djokovic chilling shows US Open's double standards

    The US Open was fine with star Novak Djokovic losing his shirt and relaxing during his match with Australia's John Millman. But this has sparked a row, because not long ago French player Alize Cornet fixing her top had miffed the umpire. This differentiation between men and women players irked social media users. It's hard to not agree with the netizens.

    Context: Alize Cornet was penalized for fixing her top

    Earlier this week, Alize Cornet was given a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct, because she changed her top in the court. Back from changing clothes break, Cornet realized she had put it on backwards and fixed it. This surely outraged the umpire, for reasons best known to him. The decision was widely condemned, and later US Open said they regretted it.

    At receiving end of ire, US Open tweeted clarification

    US Open Statement on Change of Attire Policy pic.twitter.com/Kt7EcuPz1S

    — US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 29, 2018

    When what women wear gets more attention than their performance

    Cornet's incident wasn't a standalone one. Not long ago, Serena Williams' catsuit (now infamous) prompted France Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli to instate a dress code. Notably, Williams' catsuit was designed for compression, to help her blood clots post pregnancy. Fixing her crown, as always, Williams said everything's fine and joked, "When it comes to fashion, you don't want to be a repeat offender."

    Hue and cry over women outfit, nothing over Djokovic's

    The double standards of the US Open were out when Djokovic, the star Siberian player, removed his shirt. He was profusely sweating, obviously. In fact, the image of Djokovic smiling and chilling was shared by US Open's official Twitter handle, leading to many questions, the most prominent one being: Can woman athletes enjoy the same treatment? No.

    Twitter went abuzz with reactions, not good ones

    Woke citizens of Twitter quickly slammed the US Open. @DigbyBatman tweeted: Tell me again why @serenawilliams can't wear a body suit when you got a guy shirtless?? And @TheMsIntrovert tweeted: So Novak Djokovic can chill on court shirtless like he's at home but a woman wearing a sports bra can't even turn her top around w/o being penalized? Fix the double standards #USOpen2018

    "This is fine, a girl in tank top not"

    So @usopen this is ok, but a girl in a tank top raises eyebrows? @DjokerNole is attractive and all, but #doublestandard #notok pic.twitter.com/DUogzCCUtR

    — Jill Ciminillo (@jillciminillo) September 6, 2018
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