Chair umpire Carlos Ramos will not officiate matches involving Serena Williams or her older sister, Venus, at this year's US Open following the confrontation that overshadowed last year's final.
"We've decided that there are over 900 other matches, and Carlos, for 2019, will not be in the chair for a Williams sisters match," U.S. Tennis Association executive Stacey Allaster told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "We want the attention of the competition to be on the athletes."
Williams clashed with Ramos during her 6-2, 6-4 loss to Naomi Osaka during the 2018 US Open final.