‘May Not Be Permitted to Win’ – When ‘Superbrat’ John McEnroe Accused Venus and Serena Williams’ Father Richard Williams for a Bizarre Reason

American tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams have given a lot of memorable performances over their careers. While there’s hardly anything left for them to prove as a tennis player, the sisters usually faced a lot of hate. The reason mostly was their father Richard Williams. Richard would usually give controversial statements that landed the girls in trouble.

Both Serena and Venus were fierce competitors. Whenever they played against each other, there were always talks about results being manipulated by their father. Here’s what the former American tennis star John McEnroe once said about the all-Williams clash.

McEnroe fires shots at Richard Williams

Speaking about the Williams vs Williams match, the 63-year-old spoke about the possibility of their father controlling the outcome of the match. “Serena may not be permitted to win,” McEnroe said. “Richard may have something to say about this.”

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As per a popular conspiracy theory, the Williams sister’s encounter always ends in an alternative winner. Since Serena won the previous match with Venus so the next time they were expecting to see Venus win.

Serena Williams to retire from tennis

After an illustrious career, the 40-year-old tennis legend has made up her mind to bid goodbye to the sport. Playing tennis for over two decades now, it will be hard to imagine her life without tennis. However, the former world number one revealed that she is ready to move on now.

In her interview with Vogue, Serena revealed that this is going to be her last season. It means that the US Open, later this year, will be her last tournament.

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Serena recently returned to the tour after her first-round exit from the Wimbledon Championships 2022. She won her first match in the Canadian Open but failed to go past the second round of the tournament. Up next, she is going to face the US Open defending champion Emma Raducanu in the opening round of the Cincinnati Masters. As a long and entertaining career comes to an end, fans are excited about every game that she has left.