Not for the first time this tournament, the role of the umpire was brought into question. How can Carlos Ramos be criticised for sticking to the letter of the law? Could he have issued a soft warning? Are different standards applied to men and women?
None of the controversy should detract, however, from the spellbinding performance of Naomi Osaka. Before everything kicked off, she was beating Serena convincingly. In fact, was her brilliance the root cause of Serena’s bad temper?
Law and Whitaker praise Osaka’s remarkable composure and wonder whether, given the circumstances, there has ever been a better performance on debut in a Grand Slam final.
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