She branded umpire Carlos Ramos a THIEF and demanded tournament referee Brian Earley to come out as she lost in straight sets to 20-year-old Japanese starlet Naomi Osaka. Osaka was causing the 36-year-old veteran untold problems with her powerful groundstrokes on Arthur Ashe and Williams. (Image: AFP)(Image: AFP)Williams raged at umpire Ramos: "It was not coaching. After learning of the point penalty, Williams would blast the umpire again, declaring: "I have never cheated in my life. Two years later, during a final loss to Sam Stosur, Williams called umpire Eva Asderaki "a hater" and "unattractive inside" for calling a hindrance penalty against her.

Source: Daily Mirror September 08, 2018 21:54 UTC