Okay, she was out of line. But she paid the penalty, which cost her the championship and a heavy fine. You see this kind of tantrum from professional athletes all the time, so why single out Williams and put her under the microscope?
It’s been over a week since the incident took place, but the character-lynching is still going on. I wonder what the reactions would be to a similar outburst from another female player, say, Caroline Wozniacki, or Eugenie Bouchard, or Maria Sharapova. Probably just a flurry of light-hearted and tolerant comments.
C’mon, give Serena a break, will you? Everyone has a bad day.
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Samut Prakan