WTA Hall of Famer Cites Serena Williams’ Sassy Example to Take Down the Ongoing ‘Trash Talk’ Debate in Women’s Tennis

The long-standing debate of ‘trash talk’ in tennis has already intrigued some of the biggest names on the WTA Tour like Paula Badosa and Jessica Pegula. While endorsing the notion in Charleston, the Spanish tennis player said that bantering on the court will not sit well with some of the female players, as they might take it personally. Some of the former WTA players, however, have not been impressed with such comments about women athletes. Taking note, the American tennis veteran, Zina Garrison, brought to light a sassy Serena Williams example to remind them that the Queen of the Court has been doing it for a long time.

Zina Garrison cites Serena Williams’ example to give her opinion on trash talk in tennis

The current generation of players on the WTA Tour, including the likes of Coco Gauff, Paula Badosa, and Jessica Pegula, have recently showcased their support for the idea of trash-talking in tennis. They believe that bantering with rivals on the court will entice more fans to the otherwise “polite” sport. However, Badosa and Pegula are still doubtful about the other female players, considering that they might get offended by trash talks.

Notably, the Spanish tennis star recently commented, “But I don’t know if women could take that. Like maybe they take it a bit more personally, but on the men’s side, I can see it for sure”

The former American tennis player, Zina Garrison,  came across those remarks about women players taking bantering personally. To show them an example, Garrison came up with an old presser of Serena Williams. In that video clip, the ‘Queen of the Court’ was spotted ridiculing her then-rival and former tennis ace, Dinara Safina.

Despite having three major titles in 2009, the American tennis legend was sitting at the number 2 spot on the WTA rankings. Safina, on the other hand, was the number 1 ranked player on the women’s circuit with no Grand Slam title in her bag. Notably, Williams was spotted trash-talking about the former Russian tennis player and her Rome and Madrid Open titles that got her the top spot.

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Garrison retweeted the post to remind the current generation of WTA players that banter has long been a part of the sport. She also added a caption, “Now thats funny. 😋 But part of sports people. You can’t take you should not put it out there. 😉”

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