Tennis umpires threaten to form union, boycott future Serena Williams matches: Report
A storm is brewing in the world of professional tennis. Multiple umpires have come forward and said that they have been left "disturbed" by the lack of support from the governing body for the chair umpire who was involved in a heated argument with tennis star Serena Williams. Some of the umpires are even considering forming a union and boycotting future matches in which Williams will be playing.
Speaking of the incident that took place at the US Open Finals on September 8, one anonymous umpire said that 47-year-old Carlos Ramos had been "thrown to the wolves for simply doing his job and was not willing to be abused for it." Ramos had called out three violations on Williams in the match that she lost to Naomi Osaka, which was receiving coaching on the court, racket abuse, and a penalty for verbal abuse after Williams called him a "thief" and a "liar".