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Tennis coverage. Full list of BBC tennis commentaries. It then turned into a messy episode involving match-fixing allegations, allegations of racism and one of the longest tournament boycotts in recent times. It remains unclear whether the fixing allegations made were true but the subsequent coverage, offhand accusations, and long-standing repercussions has made it a talking point in the Williams sisters story as well as the racism faced by players in US.
Back in , the tennis world was different. For many, the two with father and coach Richard were still outsiders. Perhaps the incident would have had a different reaction and relevance today given how we are seeing social consciousness take centrestage.
But back then, it was relegated to an unsavoury instance to be brushed off. But the crowd behaviour got progressively worse as they booed Serena and cheered her errors even as she won the title in three sets. Serena later said she cried for hours in the locker room after that final. Remember, she was only 19 at the time and already a Grand Slam winner. I understand both perspectives very well and wrestled with them for a long time. Last week, Williams captured her sixth Australian Open title — and 19th major singles title overall — to pull within three of Graf on the all-time Grand Slam leaderboard.
Serena Williams to end boycott of Indian Wells after 14 years. Serena Williams says she will play Indian Wells in essay for Time. Read more. To accuse Venus of this action was unjust. At the time, the Williams sisters were a rarity in the world of professional tennis. They were both top-notch exciting tennis players capable of beating anyone else on tour.
But their matches against each other often lacked the fire of their matches against other professionals. Venus seemed far too tender, and she rarely defeated Serena in the big finals, except at Wimbledon. In those days there were often subtle comments made in certain media quarters, hinting that the outcome of their matches was pre-ordained. It was, of course, all nonsense with no foundation.
It is not even logical that the sisters would engage in such subterfuge because there was no compelling reason to do so. Sisters compete. From the day they are born until the day they die, sisters vie for attention and the top spot.
It is human nature. Most siblings are life-long competitors. But the sisters, egged on by their father, decided to punish the fans at Indian Wells and the tennis world for booing them.
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