‘You Shouldn’t Wear That’ – When Serena Williams Opened About French Open Going Crazy With Her Controversial Catsuit

One of the top tennis players in the world, Serena Williams, evolved from the game. The 23-time grand slam winner has been the face of women’s tennis for more than 20 years. However, the American player’s on-court outfit spoke a lot about her personality.

Other than that, the tennis player drew a lot of unwanted attention due to her apparel, like the one she wore when she first started playing sports again after having her daughter. The new mother, Williams, returned to tennis after suffering a lot of post-delivery problems at the 2018 French Open. 

Serena Williams discusses her controversial catsuit

The tennis legend shocked her fans by wearing a catsuit at the French Open. The French Open was not happy with her decision to wear a bodysuit and raised their concerns. Recalling the time, she said, “This was really cool where I wore like this one body piece and people were mad about it. I couldn’t believe it. They were like ‘you shouldn’t wear that,’ well not people, the French Open was kind of upset about it, and I was like ‘why not?” 

She recollected what people and the tournament committee had told her at that time. They were like you shouldn’t wear these kinds of outfits. And she stood on the stand that “why not” and how she convinced the tournament organisers, explaining that the catsuit was a medical requirement.

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However, they were not able to come to terms with her. She said, “I told them ‘no, no, no, you don’t understand. This is for my health. I kind of need to wear that and they understood when I said that. They weren’t very happy about it but they understood.” Tennis fans compared the former number one to a superhero in the outfit and created a lot of chaos among the fans and other athletes.

Williams’ outfit at US Open 2018

The 23-time grand slam champion chose a particular custom-made outfit for the last tournament before evolving from the sport. Williams was aware that she would be the center of attention at Flushing Meadows. Former world number wore a black dazzling outfit for her initial round at the US Open. 

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The exceptionally useful Nike outfit, which was heavily influenced by figure skating attire, included six-tiered skirts to reflect her six US Open title victories. The tennis ace paired her outfit with a Nike sneakers. Additionally, her shoelaces had a custom gold double lace fitted from her own Serena Williams Jewelry, the American tennis star’s own jewelry line.