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Tennis' umpires could for union, after Serena Williams' lashout at US Open final
Sep 12, 2018
Tennis' umpires may reportedly form a union, because they believe that authorities hung Carlos Ramos out to dry, following Serena Williams' US Open final defeat.
Serena accused Ramos of being sexist, when he punished her for her several code violations, with the WTA and the US Tennis Association rushing to her defence.
It took the sport's governing body two days to defend Ramos' decisions, but by then the official had been flooded with abuse on social media.
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