Ramos forgo en, not gone
CARLOS Ramos, the umpire called a “liar” and a “thief” by Serena Williams in her outburst at last year’s US Open final, was barred from handling her matches this year or those of her sister Venus.
Ramos awarded a penalty game to eventual champion Naomi Osaka for a third code violation. Asked about him on Monday, Williams said, “I don’t know who that is.”
While forgo en, Ramos is not gone. He worked a courteight match Monday between France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Australian Alex de Minaur and returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday to officiate Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem’s loss to Italy’s Thomas Fabbiano.