"For me to say 'thief' and for him to take a game, it made me feel like it was a sexist remark. He's never taken a game from a man because they said 'thief'. It blows my mind."
Williams' behaviour and comments have since sparked a debate on social media with much of the tennis world split about whether the 36-year-old's chaotic outburst was acceptable.
In response to Williams' sexist claim, retired tennis player James Blake revealed on Twitter that he had said worse to an umpire.
Former tennis world No. 1, Andy Roddick, said similarly and admitted that he had never been penalised for it.
Former professional tennis player Mardy Fish also weighed her opinion tweeting that the umpire's calls were "ridiculous".
Meanwhile, Australian media savaged Williams slamming the 23-time Grand Slam champion as "disgraceful" and a "spoilt brat".
"To say she's fighting for women's rights when what she is, is a bad sport. She's not fighting for women's rights, that is a joke and that's an insult to people who do fight for women's rights and go through terrible bloodshed and heartbreak," Fairfax's Caroline Wilson said.
"I know we take sport incredibly seriously these days but how seriously does Serena Williams take herself sometimes ... People have not stood up to Serena Williams."
