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Carlos ramos tennis. "You are a thief and a liar." Serena Williams was fined in the US Open final for insulting a referee. It all started with a finger

The final match of one of the most prestigious US Open tennis tournaments ended in scandal. Serena Williams called the judge Carlos Ramos a liar and a thief and accused him of bias, writes Sport Express.

At the beginning of the second set after the defeat in the first, Serena Williams received a warning from the umpire, Portuguese Carlos Ramos, for prompting from the stands - they are prohibited by the rules. The video replay clearly shows a signal from her coach-consultant Patrick Muratoglu. And after the match, he himself admitted that he really prompted her, but I'm not sure if she saw it. To which Serena replied that she was surprised by his words and they did not have any secret signs.

The American reacted with restraint. She failed to convince the tower judge that she received a sign of support, not a hint. In the next passage, they exchanged phrases again. The Portuguese assured that he had known Serena for a long time and did not accuse her of anything, but had to punish her for the coach's behavior.

The storm erupted after the fifth game, when Ramos, with the score 2: 3, had to give her another warning for unsportsmanlike behavior (a racket smashed on the court), and this turned into a penalty point.

- I didn't get prompts. I didn't get any prompts! You must declare that I have not received any prompts. I do not cheat! How can you say that! You must apologize. You must apologize to me! I've never cheated in my life! I have a daughter, and I am always for the truth! I never lie. I'd rather lose. You must apologize!

On this, however, Serena did not calm down. After the seventh game with the score 3: 4, she again entered into a dialogue with the judge:

“You will never, ever, ever be on my court again, until the end of your life. You are a liar! When will you apologize to me? You must apologize! Say it! Say "Sorry!" You stole my point! You are a thief!

For this, Ramos applied the following penalty measure to Williams Jr. - punished her with a whole game. Realizing the sanction, she laughed in response and called the chief judge and supervisor to the court, with Brian Earley talking to the tennis player, and Donna Kelso talking to the umpire on the tower. Serena gave a tirade about injustice and bias.

- This is unfair. This happened to me here many times (we are, apparently, talking about the semifinals of the US Open-2009 against Kim Clijsters, in which Williams Jr. spoke very rudely to the line judge and threatened her to put the ball in her mouth). “You know, some men do worse things. But nothing happens to them for this, because they are men.

The supervisors listened to both sides, shrugged their shoulders and asked the tennis player to calm down.

At the end of the game with a brilliant opponent, Serena Williams did not shake the referee's hand. Togo was immediately taken away from the court without handing him, contrary to tradition, a commemorative badge, and the 36-year-old tennis player once again performed during the awards ceremony. The audience could not calm down and buzzed, and both tennis players could not hold back tears. The ceremony after the final was hopelessly ruined.

I don’t want to be rude and I don’t want any more questions. Guys, let's not talk about this anymore. We can handle it! Congratulations Naomi! No more whistling! - issued Serena.

Tournament referee Brian Earley took away referee Carlos Ramos, who was refereeing the US Open final, immediately after the match. Ramos did not participate in the awards ceremony, which traditionally begins with the presentation of a commemorative sign to the judge, Eurosport reports.

Serena Williams was later punished for misconduct during the US Open final against Naomi Osaka. The 23-time Grand Slam champion was fined $ 17,000, USA Today reports. Earlier, Serena was fined $ 82,000 at the 2009 US Open. All because of disputes with the arbitrator.

But there were also those who believe that Serena is right. Four-time US Open champion Billie Jean King has supported Serena Williams.

"When a woman is emotional, she is 'hysterical' and she is fined for it. When a man behaves this way, it is 'straightforward' and has no consequences. Thank you Serena Williams for bringing these double standards to the fore. more voices talked about it, "King tweeted.

Gaining defense. American tennis player Serena Williams smashed a racket in a duel against Japanese woman Naomi Osaka, and also called Portuguese referee Carlos Ramos a thief and sexist. The athlete's violent reaction was caused by the punishments that the referee endured - first, the youngest of the sisters was warned, and then fined for a point and a game. As a result, the meeting ended with the victory of the Japanese tennis player with a score of 6: 2, 6: 4.

After the end of the bout, the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) issued an official statement.

Another American tennis star - the ex-first racket of the world was really outraged by the refereeing of the Portuguese.

“Worst refereeing I've ever seen. Worse!"

- the athlete burst out on Twitter.

“If it had been a men's match, this would not have happened. It just wouldn't have happened, ”Azarenka wrote on her social network.

So far, only Russian experts have spoken out against Williams' behavior. So, the former fifth racket of the world declared the moral harm that the American inflicted on the referee with her words.

“She insulted him greatly. All to the point. It is a pity that Osaka's victory was smeared with this episode, ”wrote the ex-tennis player.

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"At the mercy of wolves"

After the final, many judges let this situation pass through themselves and realized that any of them could have been in Ramos's place. Most of all, they were outraged that the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) sided with Williams. One of the arbitrators expressed the opinion that the organizer USTA simply "threw Ramos to be torn apart by the wolves," although he was only doing his job and did not want to endure insults. The referees decided to consider the possibility of abandoning the service of matches with Serena, until she apologizes to Ramos.

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Ramos returns

An apology from Williams has not yet followed (and it is not known whether they will be), but the chairman of the board and president of USTA Katrina Adams in a personal conversation, she apologized to Ramos.

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Death and injury of judges

In general, the work of tennis referees is not the safest in the world. In addition to the nervous shocks after such scandals and the threats of especially emotional fans, the judges are also injured. The most tragic and perhaps the most famous incident occurred in 1983 in the junior final, when the future tennis star Stefan Edberg accidentally hit the line judge in the groin. The referees at that time were sitting, not standing, as they are now, and he, trying to dodge the ball, fell off his chair and hit his head on the hard court. A few days later, the 60-year-old referee died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Then there were less dangerous cases - for example, in the final of a tournament in London, after kicking a billboard out of frustration after losing a game, shrapnel wounded the referee's leg and was disqualified. Also, the ball hit the referees in the eye several times after serving. There was another situation - in the Davis Cup, out of frustration, he hit the ball with a racket, and it hit the umpire in the eye. It is logical that here, in contrast to unintentional hits in the eye from the serve, the tennis player was disqualified.

The women's section of the US Open has become one of the most scandalous in the history of the tournament.
After the defeat in the first set, Williams, who was considered the favorite of the US Open final, began to noticeably nervous, and her coach Patrick Muratoglu began to actively gesticulate from boxing. Umpire Carlos Ramos considered this a violation and issued a warning.

Serena took the lead 3: 1, but Osaka again took her serve. After that, the American woman, in a fit of anger, smashed the racket, and the referee again warned her and removed the next point in favor of the Japanese woman. Williams became even more angry and began a skirmish with the judge, demanding an apology for the previous warning.


At the next change of sides after the score was 4: 3 in favor of Osaka, Serena again approached the referee's tower and began to accuse Ramos of insulting her personality: "You insult my character and I demand an apology. You are a liar and you will never judge my matches for the rest of your life. Apologize to me. You stole a point from me, so you are a thief.".

After listening to the tennis player, the judge issued a third warning to the American and fined her one game. Thus Osaka led 5: 3. Williams called the chief referee of the tournament to the court, but after lengthy conversations that did not lead to anything, the game resumed. Serena won her game dry, but then Naomi successfully applied for the match.


The stadium began booing the awards ceremony, and during her speech, Williams asked the public not to do so: "Please stop this because Naomi doesn't deserve it. I don't deserve it. Nobody on the court deserves it. They're here to watch tennis. She played well and deserved this win.".

After the match, Muratoglu admitted in an interview with ESPN that he still prompted his ward, but the Osaka coach did it as well. And in general, all coaches are engaged in this. The Frenchman remembered Rafael Nadal and his uncle, who is the coach of the Spaniard.

At a press conference, Williams said that she saw the interview, and denied Patrick's words, saying that they did not have any hand signals. She also accused the tower judge of sexism: "I am here to fight for women's rights and equality. I told him the word 'thief' and he took my game from me. If a man had told him that, this would never have happened.".


An hour and three hours later, respectively, the Women's Tennis Association and the organizers of the US Open released their statements.

The WTA congratulated the tennis players on the finals, named Osaka a deserved champion, and Serena a tennis player who always plays with class and makes the association proud of her.

The USTA, in turn, recognized the decisions of Carlos Ramos as correct and in accordance with the rules of the tournament, but the first warning for "coaching" was issued to Serena's coach, not the tennis player herself.

During the match and at the end of the "tennis Twitter" just exploded with comments from fans, players, athletes and journalists, who were shocked by what was happening and expressed their support for the referee, considering his actions to be correct, as well as Williams herself.

Andy Roddick: "Worst refereeing I've ever seen. Worst."


Mikaela Shiffrin (Olympic champion in alpine skiing): "What. In general. Happens."

An outstanding athlete is not necessarily a worthy person - this has been known for a long time. Not all champions, who left a bright mark in the history of sports, knew how to remain human in everyday life. Someone was killed on the spot by "star fever", someone, considering himself a universal genius, indulged in all seriousness in the field of politics, turning into a laughing stock, someone destroyed himself with the help of alcohol and drugs.

Sisters as a banner

Sisters story Serena and Venus Williams- a special case. The desire of certain circles to turn outstanding tennis players into a symbol of the fight against racism, sexism and other "isms" played a cruel joke with the girls.

Let's say it again - no one disputes the Williams sisters' tennis performance. Serena's 23 Grand Slam titles will go down in history forever.

But something else will remain - the inability to behave with dignity in relation to rivals, constant speculation on the topic of racism, the use of illegal drugs. All this became possible not so much through the fault of the Williams sisters themselves, but through the fault of those officials who decided to turn the girls into the banner of their struggle in the name of their own interests. It's no secret that tennis has long been considered a game where black athletes are less successful. But to be honest, he remains so now, and not at all because someone specifically restricts the rights of the representatives of the Negro race. Talking about it is as ridiculous as looking for some secret conspiracy in the advantage of black runners over Caucasian athletes.

"He will be punished": how Shamil Tarpishchev was punished for a joke

When Serena and Venus began to shine on the courts, public figures did their best to advertise their successes. Any criticism about their style of play was condemned. Criticism was immediately asked a question head-on: are you, my friend, not a racist for an hour? Naturally, the "suspect" thought it best to renounce his words. This was not the end of it. The Williams sisters, extremely athletic girls, have also become the banner of the fight against sexism. Even non-malicious jokes addressed to them by international officials were met with hostility.

Russian tennis guru Shamil Tarpishchev, who once made a joke about the Williams brothers on a Russian TV channel, was immediately fined and disqualified.

Head of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Stacy Allaster Then she said: “The statements made by Shamil Tarpishchev on Russian television about two of the greatest athletes in the history of women's tennis are offensive. Serena Williams and Venus Williams are record holders on the court, and beyond are the extraordinary people and amazing role models who have done so much to inspire women and girls around the world to achieve their dreams. The WTA was founded on the principles of equality and respect. Venus and Serena embody all of these attributes. Tarpischev's jokes about their sex are offensive and harmful to tennis. His statements deserve to be condemned, and he will be punished. "

She can

It's not even Tarpishchev's joke. The epithets that Mrs. Allaster has awarded Serena and Venus Williams attribute to them excellence in all areas of life. But by 2014, when the Tarpishchev incident occurred, everyone knew perfectly well that this was not true.

Any, even the smallest conflict, Serena Williams tried to translate into the plane of racism and sexism. Even if neither one nor the other was in sight. During the long-term conflict with Maria Sharapova Serena, trying to prick her rival, went far beyond the bounds of decency - she got away with it. And not only Sharapova got it. In 2009, Dinara Safina removed Serena from the first line of the world ranking. The Russian woman did not say a single bad word about Williams, but Serena poured a bucket of slop on her, noting that Safina did not win as many major tournaments as she did: “We all know who the real number one in the world is. Honestly, I'm the best in the world. Who is the most dangerous opponent for me? Perhaps I myself. "

In the same 2009, playing in the semifinals of the US Open against a Belgian Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, who lost a point because of her mistake, threatened to "shove the ball down the throat of the referee." Serena lost the match, receiving a $ 82,500 fine and suspended disqualification. Two years later, at the same tournament, Williams again naughty the judge, and a woman. Dissatisfied with the decision of the referee Eva Asderaki, the tennis player said: "You hate me and are ugly inside." The head of the WTA defined the lady with such statements addressed to everyone around her as "an outstanding person and a role model."

This dope - who needs dope

And in 2016, it turned out that prominent sisters are taking doping. The hacker group "Fancy Bears", having opened the correspondence of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), presented to the public documents from which it followed that Venus and Serena had been taking illegal drugs for a long time. WADA leaders gave the Williams sisters the green light, arguing that the champions of everything and everyone are constantly sick and chronically injured. Yes, these are the same officials who delightedly trampled Maria Sharapova into the mud for the ill-fated meldonium.

But lately, Serena Williams has gone all out. The 36-year-old sportswoman returned to court after giving birth to her baby. An act worthy of respect, however, is by no means unique. However, Serena literally blew her brain with stories of childbirth and motherhood to sports journalists. At every press conference, Williams touches on this topic, as if childbirth takes place on a regular basis right during the matches. They tried to treat these eccentricities with understanding. But in July 2018, there was a new doping scandal. A doping officer came to Williams to take a sample, but did not find the tennis player. This is considered a violation, but Serena not only did not repent, but, on the contrary, accused WADA of discrimination.

“And again this day has come - the day of“ random ”doping tests, which I am once again going through. It has already been proven that I am tested more often than other athletes. Discrimination? I think so, "- wrote Serena Williams on the social network.

Perhaps at this moment hundreds of Russian athletes had a fit of hysterical laughter. But the most interesting thing is that both the absence of a doping officer at the time of the visit and another attack on WADA got away with Serena Williams.

It all started with a finger

September 8, 2018 Serena Williams met in the final of the US Open with a Japanese woman Naomi Osaka... The audience was waiting for a new historical triumph from Serena, but everything went wrong. Naomi, who is Williams' daughter, had a great match. A little over half an hour passed, and the Japanese woman had already won the first set - 6: 2. Serena was seen to be in an agitated state. And here is the second game of the second set, 47-year-old judge Carlos Ramos issued a warning to her - for the fact that she exchanged signs with the coach, which is prohibited by the rules. A warning in tennis is like a yellow card in football. But instead of calming down, Serena Williams embarked on a showdown with the judge.

“If he shows me his thumb, he encourages me. We don't have any code with him. I understand that you do not know this, therefore I am telling you about it. It was not a clue. I'm not cheating to win. I'd rather lose. This is for information, ”she said.

The match continued, but Williams started talking to the referee over and over again. It didn't help her game in any way. Serena was in the lead, but lost the game on her serve. Out of rage, she smashed the racket, and the referee, strictly following the rules, gave her a second warning, scoring a point to her opponent. Williams fell out again. Without contesting the penalty for a broken racket, she screamed over and over that the hint penalty was wrong. Naomi Osaka at this time was focused on the game and soon took the lead in the second set with a score of 4: 3.

"You will never again, forever and ever, step on the court where I will be."

At that moment, Serena lost the remnants of reason and decency. “I demand an apology. You will never, forevermore, step on the court where I will be. You are a liar. And you must apologize to me. We must apologize to me. I demand. I demand that you apologize. You stole a point from me. You are also a thief, ”she yelled at the judge, while not forgetting to remind her that she has a daughter.

Most of all, the multiple champion resembled a cattle trader from the market. Carlos Ramos waited for Serena to calm down, but there was no way to stop her. Then a third warning followed, meaning that now the offender will be punished not by a point, but by a whole game. The score became 5: 3 in favor of the Japanese woman - and the judge strictly followed the letter of the tennis law, which prescribes just such sanctions. Then something indescribable began. Serena Williams threw a tantrum, summoned the chief judge of the championship to the court, to whom she proved that she was being treated unfairly. With this whole scene, she skillfully turned on her fans, who were already ready to tear to pieces both the judges and the organizers of the tournament, and the unfortunate young Japanese woman.

The tennis world hasn't seen such an abomination since the days of an inadequate German fan Steffi Graf stabbed her main rival Monica Seles with a knife right on the court. We must pay tribute to the young Naomi Osaka - despite the lack of experience of such finals and such tension, she did not break down under the pressure of the stands and a hysterical rival and brought the match to a well-deserved victory.

The winner asks for forgiveness

But the joy of her first Grand Slam title in her career was overshadowed by the behavior of the audience. Part of the audience defiantly left the stands, while others booed the Japanese woman and applauded the new lines of Serena Williams.

Naomi Osaka was brought to tears. She began ... to ask for forgiveness: “I know that you all were rooting for her, and I'm sorry that it happened so. I just want to thank you for watching the match. " From the shoulder of the master, Serena decided to show humanism, telling the audience: "Let's give it credit and not whistle, and we'll figure out the rest later."

There is such a concept - "mutual responsibility". It works now too. Despite everything, tennis officials and stars are defending Serena Williams. For example, what the Serbian states tennis player Novak Djokovic: “From my point of view, the judge should not have pushed Serena to the limit, especially in the Grand Slam final. He changed the course of the match. It was not necessary. We all have emotions, especially when we fight for the title in the Grand Slam tournament.

With all due respect to Djokovic, this is a lie. Nobody told Serena Williams. It's just that for many years, through the common efforts of the tennis beau monde, the lady was inspired with a sense of permissiveness, which can be expressed in the formula "All tennis players are equal, but the Williams sisters are more equal." And if young tennis players start to follow their example, then very soon the "royal" sport will turn into a showdown in the alleyway.

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