Despite Paying More Than $100,000 in Fines, Serena Williams Ruthlessly Mocked an ‘Obscure’ Rule in Tennis: ‘Oh My Gosh..’

The American tennis legend, Serena Williams, is known for her powerful and aggressive play on the tennis court. As a result, she is considered one of the most ferocious players in the history of the sport. However, Williams also faced some heavy fines during her glorious tennis journey.

The 23 Grand Slam title winner once talked about the most absurd and obscure rule in tennis that bothered her during her glorious journey.

Serena Williams once talked about an obscure rule in tennis

The American tennis legend, Serena Williams, was once featured in an interview with Vogue where she talked about some rules in tennis that bothered her. Williams was asked about the most absurd rule in tennis during the interview. She answered, “Foot fault!”

Williams further answered another question about the most obscure rule in tennis during the interview. The 23 Grand Slam champion answered, “Those fines that no one really ever knows about.”

The American tennis player, Serena has faced a massive total of $109,500 in fines during her tennis journey. The interviewer then questioned her about the craziest call she has ever received. She answered, “Oh my gosh, I got, I lost a point ’cause I yelled come on too loud.”

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Williams once faced a $10,000 fine for damaging the tennis court by smashing her racket on the grass surface during Wimbledon. Additionally, the American tennis legend was fined $17,000 at the U.S. Open when she verbally abused the chair umpire during her match.

Serena Williams faced the heaviest fine in her tennis journey at the 2009 U.S. Open. Authorities fined her $82,500 for verbally abusing the chair umpire after being called for a foot fault. She was playing the semifinal match of the tournament against Kim Clijsters when this incident happened.

Serena fights against racism and gender inequality

The American tennis star, Serena Williams has overcome many challenges and barriers of racism and social inequality. She faced a lot of struggles to become one of the greatest female tennis athletes in the history of the sport. Serena faced racial slurs during the Indian Wells tournament in 2001. She was just 19 years old when that incident happened.

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Even her sister and father, Venus and Richard Williams were victims of racist attacks by tennis fans. Serena considers is as one of the ugliest incidents of her tennis journey. However, despite all the racist attacks, Serena reached unprecedented heights as she won 23 Grand Slam titles during her illustrious tennis journey. The American tennis legend recently played her farewell tournament at the US Open.