Serena Williams Lashes Out At Chair Umpire, Calls Him 'Thief' During US Open Final
New York : The 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams was stunned by Japanese Naomi Osaka in straight sets at the US Open 2018 final on Saturday. Serena ended up with runners-up trophy after losing 2-6, 4-6 to the 20-year-old in an hour and 19 minutes. Osaka, by the virtue of her victory in the final, became the first woman from Japan to win a Grand Slam title. Minutes before Japan's Osaka took the second set to win the title, Williams was involved in a verbal spat with the chair umpire Carlos Ramos. The umpire that warned the American for receiving coaching from her box. The conversation later saw Williams burst into tears eventually losing the second set as well.
Serena Williams tearfully accused the chair umpire of being a "thief" and angrily demanded an apology from the official. She also received a point penalty in the second set for her unprofessional approach with the umpire on the centre court.
"You're attacking my character," she said. "You will never, ever be on another court of mine. You are the liar," she fumed and Ramos handed her a game penalty that put Osaka one game from victory at 5-3 in the second set.
The 36-year-old Serena Williams had last clinched the US Open singles title in 2014. The United States player also won the tournament 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012 and 2013.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
