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Carlos Ramos Returns to Umpire's Chair After Serena Williams Controversy

American tennis player  Serena Jameka Williams , stunned fans at the  2018 French Open final when she stepped onto the court in a catsuit. Black with a red waistband, the full-length bodysuit looked striking on Williams, a new mom; she was likened to a superhero in the ensemble.
The experienced Portuguese official Carlos Ramos issued three code violations against the American legend, and that prompted a furious tirade from Williams that turned the final from back page to front page news around the world.
Famous umpire Carlos Ramos prepared for his first match since the controversial US Open final, a new set of figures showed that men have received almost three times as many code violations as women in the past 20 years of grand-slam events.
The catsuit ban led to considerable backlash in the days since it was announced. Williams herself weighed in and said she was not upset by the decision.
The catsuit won’t be welcome at Roland Garros again. While fans and the media praised the look, French Tennis Federation president Bernard Giudicelli said in a Tennis Magazine interview published Friday that it won’t be back.
“I think we sometimes went too far,” he said. “The combination of Serena this year, for example, it will no longer be accepted. You have to respect the game and the place.”
Male tennis players have been celebrated for snapping at umpires. Serena Williams was punished for it.
The umpire who was labelled a “thief”, a “liar” and “sexist” has spoken publicly for the first time about the stormy US Open women’s singles final.
Serena Williams suffered what was described as a “meltdown” during her straight sets defeat last Saturday to Naomi Osaka, her fury directed at the man in the chair, Carlos Ramos.
US Open champion Novak Djokovic and runner-up Juan Martin del Potro have both declared they feel for Serena Williams following the scandal surrounding the US Open women’s singles final.
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