(CNN) — Carlos Ramos won’t serve as chair umpire for any Serena Williams or even Venus Williams matches in the 2019 US Open, a United States Tennis Association spokesman told CNN on Wednesday.
Ramos was the chair umpire for last year US Open women’s singles final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka. A Osaka awakens against her idol 6-2, 6-4 at New York to win with her first major, but it was overshadowed by controversy.
Serena Williams clashed with Ramos, culminating if he docked her a match for calling him a”thief.” Around Arthur Ashe Stadium, while the prize was accepted by Osaka, boos rang after the match. Osaka wept.
Both players recently have suffered from injuries but remain in the US Open women’s singles draw. Osaka, now the top-ranked participant in the world, will probably have the No. 1 seed. Serena Williams is . Venus Williams is unseeded.
The draw will be announced on Thursday, whilst play is scheduled to start.
Before this season, Serena Williams was forced to retire at the Rogers Cup in Toronto after four games against the Bianca Andreescu because of back trouble of Canada. The injury kept her from tournament action at the Southern & Western Open at the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio.
Osaka retired due to a knee injury, at the quarterfinals of Cincinnati against American Sofia Kenin, through her game.
Osaka and Serena Williams have performed since that infamous game, with the American winning 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals at Toronto.
Is currently seeking a 24th singles title, tying her all time, and also her first since the 2017 Open, after she was pregnant. That win came from Venus Williams.
After she won the Australian Open, the first Japanese player to win a singles title, osaka, included a 2nd grand slam prize this year.

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