Serena Williams Sparks Controversy with Cryptic Social Media Post

“8 is a better number,” wrote Serena Williams on

The 23-time Grand Slam tournament winner did not provide any further explanations for her post.

However, the sentence was interpreted as meaning that the American Williams was alluding to her lost Wimbledon final (2019) against Halep and suggested that the title now belonged to her in the wake of the doping case. It would be the eighth tournament victory at the All England Club for the American.

A view that Sorana Cirstea dislikes. Williams was “extraordinarily good” as a player, but “as a person she always had this arrogance,” explained the world number 25. to “Sport Romania”. Williams never “accepted it when someone beat her or took a title away from her,” Cirstea continued.

Halep wants to appeal, Cirstea supports him

Halep, however, let it be known that she would appeal against the ban, which runs until October 6, 2026.

“I take the rules that apply to our sport very seriously and am proud that I have never knowingly or intentionally used a banned substance. I refuse to accept the decision of a four-year ban,” said the 31-year-old with. “Last year was the toughest match of my life and unfortunately my fight continues.”

Cirstea supported her Romanian compatriot. “I know Simona and I don’t think she ever knowingly doped,” emphasized the former French Open quarter-finalist. What Halep is currently going through is “every athlete’s nightmare.”

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2023-09-21 08:38:00
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