The Women’s Tennis Association has weighed in on the controversial U.S. Open one-game penalty against Serena Williams, saying she was not treated the same way a male player would have been during her argument with an umpire. The International Tennis Federation, the governing body of world tennis, quickly defended chair umpire Carlos Ramos of Portugal as “respected” and professional. During Saturday’s women’s final, Ramos warned Williams for getting a signal from her coach, who was in the stands. Williams herself called it “sexist” that women are held to different standards of comportment on the court. Katrina Adams, the chair of the U.S. Tennis Association, the national governing body for the sport in America, also complained to ESPN after the match.

Source: Huffington Post September 11, 2018 02:15 UTC