with just nine months after giving birth to her daughter, serena williams made her return to tennis. after finishing as the runner up at wimbledon, serena again made the finals at the u.s. open in her match and it turned into one of the most controversial in tennis history. stole a point from you. you re a thief! carlos ramos penalizing serena for receiving signals from her coach, breaking her racket and for verbal abuse. it resulted in her arguing with officials that she was being treated more harshly than male players. the number one sports moment of 2018 is the courage and bravery of the hundreds of women who confronted their sexual abuser. former u.s. and michigan state gymnastics doctor, larry nassar. larry nassar is in another michigan courtroom for another sentencing. michigan state university is
i mean so much to so many kids who don t feel like they have a way out. after losing in the finals to the warriors, lebron announced he was taking his talents to hollywood to the lakers. it was what he did off the court this year that he calls the most important thing he has ever done. when i was younger and i said if i ever had the means, became successful or anything, i wanted to be able to give back. opening an elementary school for at-risk youth in his hometown of akron, ohio. nine months after giving birth to her daughter, alexis owe olympia, serena williams made her return at the french open. controversially unseed after her maternity leave. later after finishing as the runner-up at wimbledon, serena again made the finals at the u.s. open in her match against naomi osaka turned into one of the most controversial in tennis history. you stole a point from me. you re a thief, too. breaking her racket,
it was a u.s. open final for the ages, but not necessarily for all the right reasons. 20-year-old naomi osaka won her first grand slam tennis title becoming the first japanese player to accomplish the feat. and she did it upsetting the favorite, serena williams. but the match may be remembered for williams clashing with the chair umpire calling him a thief and smashing her racket. what caused all of that? here s andy scholes. reporter: absolute chaos breaking out at the u.s. open women s final on saturday. it s going to go down as one of the most controversial matches in tennis history. serena williams already dropped the first set to naomi osaka. in the second set, carlos ramos issued her a warning for seiching coaching from her coach, patrick mouratoglou from the stands. that s when serena approached
that will happen, but the main focus right now is the east coast. i know you ll be watching it. derek, thanks. now we turn to the u.s. open tennis championship. in case you haven t heard, where 20-year-old naomi osaka won her first grand slam title. she s the first japanese player ever to accomplish the feat and upset a heavily-favored veteran serena williams. the match will be remembered for williams clashing with the chair umpire and calling him a thief. andy schultz has more about it. reporter: absolute chaos breaking out at the women s final on saturday. lit go down as one of the most controversial matches in tennis history. serena williams already dropped the first set to naomi osaka. then in the second set, carlos ramos issued her a warning for getting coaching from the stands. that s when serena pushed ramos
blake, who says he is considering a lawsuit if that s what it takes to make a difference. because this happened to me, it can happen to anyone. and we can t let that keep happening. reporter: kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. thanks to kristen for that report. still ahead, the drama on the tennis court at the u.s. open. surprising announcement that came at the end of what many are calling one of the most unlikely finals in all of tennis history. if hillary clinton is so strong as lee was just telling us from the new polling, why are some senior democrats still trying to come up with a backup plan b? we re going to find out right after the break. (ding) read text. (siri voice) adam, i m sorry. i shouldn t have said that about your hair. it s not stupid. (ding) find hair salon. wow. yeah, that s right. (siri voice) ok, jack s boutique is nearby. alright, i ve got another friend and his name is bryan adams. ok. this isn t going to work again. please forgive me, i know not wh