• Anger amongst officials over lack of support for Carlos Ramos
• ITF took almost 48 hours to defend women’s final umpire
Top tennis umpires are considering forming a union because they believe Carlos Ramos was “hung out to dry” by the authorities during and after the US Open women’s final despite upholding the rules in sanctioning Serena Williams.
Many officials were also left angry with the fact that the International Tennis Federation took nearly 48 hours to defend Ramos, on Monday afternoon, by which time the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and United States Tennis Association (USTA) had supported Williams’ claims of sexism after she was given a game penalty for her behaviour during her defeat by Naomi Osaka.
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