World no.1 Serena Williams doesn’t have great memories in Indian Wells. The American has been struggling with what has happened in 2001. At that time Serena was an upcoming player and she had to play the semifinal against her sister. Eventually Venus retired citing tendinitis and many accused the Williams of match fixing. Unfortunately everything ended with heavy booing in the final and even worse there were some racist remarks.
Serena hints about being back to Indian Wells and she wrote to the Time “When I was booed at Indian Wells—by what seemed like the whole world—my voice of doubt became real. I didn’t understand what was going on in that moment. But worse, I had no desire to even win. It happened very quickly.
This haunted me for a long time. It haunted Venus and our family as well. But most of all, it angered and saddened my father. He dedicated his whole life to prepping us for this incredible journey, and there he had to sit and watch his daughter being taunted, sparking cold memories of his experiences growing up in the South.”
So, Serena will finally get back to Indian Wells… will she?
| VENUS AND THE FATHER LEAVING THE STADIUM |
| LET’S BE BACK! |
| LAST YEAR SHE SAID YES AND THEN NO… THIS YEAR? |
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| HAPPY OUTSIDE … CRYING INSIDE |
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