Serena Williams: The Sinner incident always reminds me of Sava because if I were to be banned for 20 years or even go to jail

After being named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2025, American star Serena Williams mentioned the banned Sinner and his old rival Sharapova in an interview with Sean Gregory.

Serena William admitted that world No. 1 Sinner was banned for three months, because she thinks Sinner has a great personality and likes this guy and his style of play. She bluntly said, "I think Sinner's presence is a good thing for the sport. But Sinner was banned for three months, which Serena William admits is shocking because it's clearly not his fault, but she's happy to see Sinner's upcoming return in Rome, "Men's tennis needs him. ”

I thought this was just a daily comment on tennis events by American celebrities, but Serena Williams seemed to be unsatisfied, and she mentioned that if she had provoked doping, she would probably face a completely different outcome.

The American star admits that in his career of more than 20 years, he has been subjected to very harsh and sharp outside attention, which may stem from many people's prejudice against his skin color and race. Therefore, she admits that if Sinner's affairs were replaced by herself, the situation would be 10,000 times worse than it is now. "But if I do, I'll be banned for 20 years. Truth be told, my Grand Slam titles will be taken away. The American star said. Later, she confessed that she was extremely cautious about what she ate during her time as a player and never took drugs stronger than Advil because she was worried that she would inadvertently ingest something.

Later, Serena laughed and said that if she was involved in a doping scandal, it could put her in "jail", and she later quipped, "If that happens, you've probably heard of it in another multiverse." ”

At the end of the interview, Serena Williams also mentioned her old rival, Maria Sharapova, who was known to have been banned for meldonium in 2016 and finally made a comeback in Stuttgart in 2017 after a series of trials.

The American admits that every time she mentions what happened to Sinner, she can't help but think of Sharapova, and she also wants to know what Sharapova will think about it, she admits frankly: "It's weird, it's really weird, I can't help but think about Maria." I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. However, the article deliberately adds here: Sharapova declined to comment on this.

The interview with the American star quickly caused an uproar online, and many fans had different opinions.

Some netizens thought that Serena Williams' words were angrily denouncing the double standard issue in the Sinner incident, "Obviously, this is not fair!" Sinner has been given preferential treatment and special attention, and the reality is that when players like Serena Williams and Djokovic are caught in the same situation, they will be heavily fined and unable to argue. The Sinner verdict is a bad example of how many serious issues can be blurred through negotiation, negotiation, money, power, and so on. It's incredible! ”

However, some netizens believe that Serena Williams' words are too exaggerated and sarcastic, and for a player with a "medication exemption", she does not need to have such worries at all. In this regard, a netizen commented, "Many American players have good treatment in this regard, don't they? They can easily legally take some steroids or even drugs of any other nature through the procedure, and they are not guilty. ”

In addition, some netizens are very incomprehensible about the behavior of American celebrities who often mention Sharapova inexplicably, thinking that it is full of Serena Williams' hostility towards Sharapova. A netizen said, "The Sharapova case and the Sinner case are not the same, and there is no way to compare them together." Meldonium was a drug that Sharapova had been taking for years to fight heart muscle problems, but then it was suddenly banned due to a variety of factors, and Sharapova had an abnormal urine test due to not being able to see the updated list of banned drugs in time, which was completely different from Sinner's situation. At the very least, Sharapova's situation makes sense, and she held a press conference and unilaterally announced the suspension at the first opportunity, while the Sinner case is full of suspicions, with all kinds of special care and secret protections, and this year's three-month ban is also full of conspiracy theories and criticism. ”(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)