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Ostapenko accused the umpire of being "blind" after her ... I thought the quality of tennis was incredible." The Brisbane International women's singles championship is scheduled for Jan. 7.
The chair umpire refused a request from Iga Swiatek to climb down and inspect a mark during her semi-final loss to top-ranked ...
Jelena Ostapenko was furious with an umpire at the Brisbane International and demanded ... to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive tennis news. After the match, Ostapenko shook hands ...
Roland-Garros is the last of the major tennis tournaments to trust human line judges over electronic calls, resisting ...
Rafael Nadal is back to being the talk of the town, not just for his tennis exploits or his much ... much extra time Rafael Nadal took, the chair umpire quickly informed him of his supposed ...
Nick Kyrgios suffered a 2-1 defeat by Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in Brisbane The Aussie star dazzled alongside doubles ...
In less than 24 hours, three tennis players subjected three umpires to three tirades of different flavors in Shanghai. Tuesday night in that Chinese city, world No. 17 and U.S. Open semifinalist ...
British women’s tennis player Harriet Dart raised eyebrows ... She was heard telling the umpire, "Can you tell her to wear deodorant … Because she smells really bad." Dart was referring ...
The road to elite level tennis umpire is no easy feat. Becoming a gold-badge holder in the US can take a decade, in which you must get USTA certified, officiate lower-tier matches, attend seminars ...
US Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe was fined a total of $120,000 — but will not be suspended — for cursing repeatedly at a chair umpire after losing a match at the Shanghai Masters last month.
Two tennis stars were forced to be separated by an umpire after one suggested meeting to fight in the car park. Corentin Moutet and Alexander Bublik engaged in a fiery conflict at the Arizona ...
Most sports fans don't know the names of umpires or referees, who eschew the spotlight in efforts to call a fair game. Everyone will remember Carlos Ramos. Ramos, a Portuguese tennis umpire with ...