Naomi Osaka Lost Her Moment of Triumph. Let’s Not Forget Her Match. (New York Times)

So was the chair umpire Carlos Ramos truly a thief in Saturday’s United States Open women’s final? Not by the letter of tennis law.

But Ramos, Serena Williams’s coach Patrick Mouratoglou and, above all, Williams herself bear responsibility for the way an intense, gripping final between a great champion and a great young talent turned ugly.

The only full-blown victim on Saturday was the winner: Naomi Osaka.

On our mindsNew York TimesSeptember 10, 2018us open, a gathering of the tribes, Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams