The US Open released a statement Wednesday expressing “regret” over an umpire’s decision to issue Alizé Cornet a code violation for changing her shirt on the court during her Tuesday match against Johanna Larsson. “All players can change their shirts when sitting in the player chair. This is not considered a Code Violation,” the statement says. “We have clarified the policy to ensure this will not happen moving forward. Fortunately, [Cornet] was only assessed a warning with no further penalty or fine.” Cornet was returning from a 10-minute break when she realized her shirt was on backwards, prompting her to remove it briefly and put it back on correctly. Cornet was visibly offended by the umpire’s call, and can be heard saying “Violation for what? Really?” in a video. The violation was met with outrage from critics, who called it a “sexist double standard.”
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US Open Apologizes to Alizé Cornet Over Shirt Change Penalty
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The player was issued a code violation after she changed her shirt on the court.
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