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- ‘I don't really remember how it went’: Serena Williams on infamous US Open umpire row
US tennis star Serena Williams says she doesn’t “really remember” the verbal confrontation with umpire Carlos Ramos during her controversial US Open final defeat in September.Sport News - 'Woman' of the Year: GQ slammed for quote marks on Serena Williams cover
GQ magazine has prompted widespread bemusement for a cover featuring Serena Williams as its “Woman” of the Year – with many questioning the use of quotation marks in the title describing the US tennis star.Sport News - ‘I know what it’s like to be overlooked as a black woman’ – Serena Williams on discrimination
US tennis star Serena Williams has spoken out on issues of discrimination, saying that she knows “what it’s like to be overlooked as a black woman” but that she has “never let anyone define her potential by her gender or color.”Sport News - ‘I feel like Serena should have walked away’: Roger Federer critical of Williams’ US Open outburst
Roger Federer has suggested that Serena Williams “went too far” during her now infamous outburst at an umpire during the US Open final in September, when she called the official a “liar” and a “thief”.Sport News - Serena Williams’ coach calls for rule change after US Open scandal
Patrick Mouratoglou, the longtime coach of US star Serena Williams, has called for on-court coaching to be allowed at major tournaments in the wake of the furious bust-up involving Williams during her US Open final defeat.Sport News - Spanish star Ferrer rejects Williams’ sexism claims
Spanish star David Ferrer has dismissed claims of sexism in tennis by Serena Williams, saying the sport is “one of the fairest” and rejecting the notion that women are punished more harshly on court.Sport News
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