Serena Williams in dominant form but all some people can talk about is her nipples
American athlete Serena Williams is arguably the greatest female tennis player of all time and is currently on course for her 22nd grand slam title on Saturday.
Her incredible talent has been on display all week at Wimbledon; this afternoon she took a mere 49 minutes to swat aside Russian Elena Vesnina and book a place in the final.
But rather than comment on her performance, some viewers have been more concerned with her physical appearance. Specifically, how visible Williams’ nipples are on the court.
Serena Williams flashes ‘distracting’ nipples in see through tophttps://t.co/vmxXGROnY4 pic.twitter.com/c8b5LphukC
— Daily Star (@dailystar) July 7, 2016
The comments have been picked up and discussed in the media, prompting a backlash from many other sports fans.
It's amazing that people are freaking out over seeing serena Williams nipples spoiler alert women have nipples
— ✨Emily✨ (@Chrysalismmm) July 7, 2016
Note to Internet: Serena Williams is human, has nipples https://t.co/QZpEYo7qqU @NYDailyNews #wimbledon pic.twitter.com/l2Na5FzbIk
— Nicole Lyn Pesce (@PesceNic) July 7, 2016
why watch wimbledon if the most interesting thing you can find to comment on is serena williams's nipples
— jessica // bio (@jessicabackup) July 7, 2016
And others pointing out the double standards involved.
Sigh. Maybe we could all just concentrate on the tennis?
i'm not being funny but i don't think it really matters whether you could see @serenawilliams' nipples or not???? FOCUS ON THE GAME
— haz ☆ (@feelikepoprocks) July 7, 2016
