Serena: I will be deprived of Grand Slam if you get doping like sinner

In the rare interview since the retirement in 2022, the owner of 23 Grand Slam, Serena Williams said she regretted the problem of positive for Sinner's doping. The American tennis player said that the tennis is in the regression stage and needs outstanding talents like Sinner to maintain the appeal.

"I like Sinner and his play ", Serena said on Time newspaper on April 17. "I don't want to lower anyone anymore, because I have been lowered a lot when I was playing. The tennis needed Sinner and he was really great. But, honestly, if I was like Sinner, they would ban me for 20 years and deprive the Grand Slam ".

Serena said that when she was playing, she was always careful with everything put into her body to avoid trouble. Williams' sister seemed to refer to strict tennis management organizations with her, a colored player, more than other colleagues. "I have no trouble with the banned substance, which is great. But obviously I had other troubles on the field ".

Sinner was suspended for 3 months after reaching an agreement to receive a penalty with the World Doping Agency (WADA) in February. Italian player is determined to not use the banned substance, but accidentally infected through the assistant. Sinner will return to 4/5, just before the Rome Masters event and enough time to prepare for Roland Garros. At the beginning of the year, he won Australia despite being under a lot of pressure from the public. The former world number one world Halep, who is also identified by the banned substance, has been banned for 4 years and serves 1 and a half years before being reduced.