the perception that Serena gets more flack is due to her position as a main ambassador of the sport, probable GOAT standing, and the stage on which she chose to have her outbursts. Kyrgios will never be in that kind of position for us to see what the fallout would be for a male player.
we'd only really have a sexism/racism comparable if Federer reaches the US Open final next month, smashes a bunch of racquets, forfeits points and games for code violations, and calls the umpire a "f***in' tool bro" on his way out.
...actually that sounds kind of awesome.
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