US Open 2018 News

US Open runner-up Serena Williams has claimed that women tennis players are scrutinized more for their on-court offenses by match referees as compared to their male counterparts. Williams was involved in a highly-controversial bust-up with chair umpire Carlos Ramos during her US Open final loss.

Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin Del Potro believe that the chair umpire made things difficult for Serena Williams in the final game of the US Open. Djokovic also mentioned that the umpire shouldn't have pushed her off the edge while Del Potro felt that female players deserve equal rights.

Tennis star Roger Federer has stated that umpire Mohamed Lahyani was wrong to get out of the chair and talk to Nick Kyrgios during the Australian’s 2nd round US Open match against Pierre-Hugues Herbert. The controversial pep-talk has sparked a row over the impartiality of officials in the sport.