Serena pissed at ''sexist'' & racist CNN!

 


A CNN.com article about Serena Williams’ dominating 2013 season has been heavily criticized after its headline suggested Serena needed to be “rescued” by her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. Now, Serena herself, who sent a not-so-cryptic tweet on Thursday night that seemed to reference the ongoing controversy.

The headline of Wednesday’s piece by Chris Murphy read “Down and out in Paris: The man who rescued Serena Williams” and followed the established narrative that Serena’s game improved after she lost in the first round of the 2012 French Open and began working with Mouratoglou, a French coach.

Though it’s undeniable Serena’s play reached a new level after pairing with Mouratoglou (who she’s also been linked to romantically), some readers took offense to the suggestion that a powerful female athlete like Serena needed any rescuing from a man. Jezebel led the charge.

What, did [Serena] fall in the Seine or something? Nope, it’s just [CNN's] way of transforming her accomplishments into the tale of a proud woman brought low, before a well-timed rescue by an obliging knight.

Here’s the thing: Neither Murphy nor Mouratoglou play the “damsel in distress” card in the article. Mouratoglou gives all praise to Serena, minimizing his impact by saying his role is to “reduce her chances to lose to the strict minimum.” There’s no denying Mouratoglou has been a boon to Serena’s tennis.

On Thursday night, Serena seemed to weigh in:

Is that a pointed rebuke of CNN or an unrelated tweet with impeccable timing?