Umpire Carlos Ramos has made his first public statement since his disputed calls at the U.S. Open final Saturday. American Serena Williams and Japan’s Naomi Osaka were competing in the championship. “I am good, under the circumstances,” Ramos told Portugal’s Tribuna Expresso. He called it “an unhappy situation” and said he followed the rules of tennis. “Don’t you worry about me!” he added. Ramos told the newspaper that he stayed off the streets of New York after the match to avoid any “complicated situations.” He will be back to work as umpire on Friday in Zadar, Croatia. Ramos called three rules violations against Williams during the event. The decision caused a heated on-court dispute between him and Williams. It later started a larger debate about sexism in tennis. Ramos was unable to defend himself over the weekend as the rules prevent umpires from commenting on the matches they oversee.
Title: US Open Umpire Makes First Public Statement
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data-end-time='26042'>“I am good, under the circumstances,” Ramos told Portugal’s Tribuna Expresso.</span> <span data-start-time='26042' data-end-time='33667'>He called it “an unhappy situation” and said he followed the rules of tennis.</span> <span data-start-time='33667' data-end-time='37604'>“Don’t you worry about me!” he added.</span> <span data-start-time='37604' data-end-time='48125'>Ramos told the newspaper that he stayed off the streets of New York after the match to avoid any “complicated situations.”</span> <span data-start-time='48125' data-end-time='55229'>He will be back to work as umpire on Friday in Zadar, Croatia.</span> <span data-start-time='55229' data-end-time='61875'>Ramos called three rules violations against Williams during the event.</span> <span data-start-time='61875' data-end-time='68313'>The decision caused a heated on-court dispute between him and Williams.</span> <span data-start-time='68313' data-end-time='74771'>It later started a larger debate about sexism in tennis.</span> <span data-start-time='74771' data-end-time='85792'>Ramos was unable to defend himself over the weekend as the rules prevent umpires from commenting on the matches they oversee.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2801/03431DFA-A193-4058-9D7B-5F7485E5D8B3_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=11494 data-hint-location='74771' 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