Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam winner, was beaten in straight sets by the 20-year-old, who became the first Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam. But it was Williams’ on-court meltdown in which she branded umpire Carlos Ramos a THIEF and demanded tournament referee Brian Earley come out that stole the show on Arthur Ashe. Williams was initially given a code violation for ‘coaching’ from the box. She raged at umpire Ramos: It was not coaching. “Maybe it was the mom in me feeling we have to pull ourselves together.”(Image: REX/Shutterstock)(Image: AFP)Williams has had previous troubles at Flushing Meadows.

Source: Daily Mirror September 08, 2018 23:03 UTC