PARIS — “Champion,” “queen,” “goddess” and “mother.”Those were the words, in French, printed on a black-and-white warmup jacket that Serena Williams wore before her opening match at Roland Garros on Monday. The 23-time Grand Slam champion took off the jacket before the match and played in a matching two-piece outfit. It’s not my forehand, it’s my clothes; right?”‘Just like when Williams often changes her hairstyle mid-match into a bun. Last year, French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli said the black catsuit with clot-preventing compression tights that Williams wore during the 2018 French Open wouldn’t be accepted again at the tournament. “It started with making a statement with me, and they said they want to make a change,” Williams said.

Source: National Post May 27, 2019 18:11 UTC