1:49 PM ET Chair umpires and other officials are shaken by what they perceive as a lack of official support for chair umpire Carlos Ramos, given that his actions against Serena Williams during Saturday’s US Open women’s final were well within the rules. The International Tennis Federation defended Carlos Ramos, the chair umpire who gave

7:44 AM ET Top seeds Shuai Zhang and Su-Wei Hsieh both advanced their Japan Women’s Open claims with victories in the first-round in Hiroshima. Chinese No. 1 seed Zhang comfortably made it past Magdalena Frech of Poland in straight sets 7-5 6-3 to set up a clash with Eugenie Bouchard‘s conqueror Nao Hibino, while Hsieh

5:49 PM ET ESPN Argentina BUENOS AIRES — Soccer is the king of sports in Argentina. The sport has ruled unchallenged here for nearly a century and should continue to do so in the next decades. But this weekend, tennis stole the show thanks to Juan Martin del Potro at the US Open. The day

2:06 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — The International Tennis Federation is defending the chair umpire who gave Serena Williams three code violations during the US Open final, saying his “decisions were in accordance with the relevant rules.” Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 to claim the 2018 US Open women’s title in a

1:58 AM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” NEW

11:50 PM ET NEW YORK — After driving an overhead past his opponent on match point, Novak Djokovic dropped his racket and collapsed onto his back. As the crowd roared and the words “2018 US Open Champion” sparkled in gold lettering above him, he lay motionless on the court, his eyes closed and his arms

2:13 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic served impeccably and used his typical brand of court-covering defense to reach his record-tying eighth US Open final by beating Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 on Friday night. Defending champion Rafael Nadal retired after two sets in his semifinal match vs. Juan Martin del

12:10 AM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” NEW

12:10 AM ET NEW YORK — Everyone got robbed. The players, the crowd, the fans watching at home. The Serena Williams–Naomi Osaka US Open final was supposed to be a heavyweight boxing match between two of the hardest-striking players in the game. For both women, history was at stake. On the line for Williams was

6:08 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam after she defeated Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday. The match was interrupted by issues between Williams and umpire Carlos Ramos, who handed Serena three violations, including a game penalty that put Osaka up