Earlier today Serena Williams lost her third straight grand slam final at Wimbledon to Simona Halep. Before Wimbledon even started, tennis great Billie Jean King was commenting on Serena’s chances at Wimbledon and she insinuated that Serena should stop focusing on equality and just focus on tennis for a while.
Serena was asked what she thought about that after today’s loss and she responded by saying
“The day I stop fighting for equality and for people that look like you and me will be the day I’m in my grave”
I get that winning at grand slam like Wimbledon takes a lot of focus but it’s not fair to say that Serena, who has won more grand slams than every woman except for Margaret Court, isn’t focused enough.
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