Roger Ancona

JOUR 4250

September 11th, 2018

Tennis superstar Serena Williams has controversially lost the US Open due to a point penalization followed by a game penalization by umpire Carlos Ramos due to what she felt was unfair and sexist treatment.  Tennis has been a sport marred by sexism over the years and nobody has felt the brunt of this more than Serena Williams.  As an African American woman from Compton, California with a fiery demeanor, Williams does not fit the mold of what many believe a female tennis player should be.  Earlier this year Williams was belittled and also banned from wearing a bodysuit created by Nike to help her with blood clots because some higher ups in the tennis community thought it was too revealing.  However these same tennis officials have allowed other women in the sport to wear much more revealing outfits that had nowhere near the health and performance benefits that the bodysuit had for Williams.  Williams has cemented herself as one of the greatest athletes of all time, let alone female tennis players and it is disappointing that such a great figure for the sport would be treated so poorly by it.  Williams is not allowed to show the same emotion as her male counterparts as her destroying a racket is met with disgust while a male doing the same thing is met with compliments about their "passion for the game."  Sadly, I do not believe this is the last sexist or racist action that will be taken against Williams, however she has already proven herself to be strong and resilient in times like this and I would expect nothing less from such a great champion.




Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/09/tennis/serena-williams-fine-us-open/index.html

https://www.glamour.com/story/nike-response-to-serena-williams-catsuit-ban


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