Serena Williams has criticised Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpischev for making “sexist, racist and bullying” comments about her and sister Venus after he referred to the Americans as “the Williams brothers” on a chat show.
Tarpischev has been fined £15,500 and given a one-year ban from the women’s tour for comments he described as a “joke”.
‘Sexist’ – In this day and age one can definitely see the remarks being deemed sexist.
‘Racist’ – In what universe?
‘Bullying’ – Someone’s lost the plot.