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- Serena Williams and her sister Venus boycotted Indian Wells from 2001 to 2015 due to allegations of racist abuse from the crowd. Shocking footage from the incident which sparked the boycott has now re-emerged on social media.
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Nov 18, 2021 · Published Nov. 18, 2021, 10:06 a.m. ET. Tennis icon Serena Williams still deals with “mental anxiety” from the 2001 incident at the Indian Wells tournament. Russian tennis player Elena...
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Nov 17, 2021 · Serena Williams is still haunted by her experience at Indian Wells in 2001 and the mental anguish she says she endured when returning to the California event in 2015 after a lengthy boycott.
Nov 18, 2021 · Nov 18 (Reuters) - Serena Williams says she is still traumatized by an experience at Indian Wells in 2001 when she was booed by the crowd after accusations she reached the final after her...
Nov 18, 2021 · Serena and Venus Williams at Indian Wells: From being booed to ‘feeling the love’. However, 20 years down the line and Serena is still affected by the events. In an interview with Will Smith for “Red Table Talk”, she revealed: “Even when I went back 14 years later, it was very traumatising.
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At the Indian Wells Masters Series Tennis Tournament in 2001, Venus Williams pulled out of a semifinal match against her sister, Serena Williams, just four minutes before the match was...
Nov 18, 2021 · Serena Williams says she is still traumatised by an experience at Indian Wells in 2001 when she was booed by the crowd after accusations she reached the final after her father, Richard,...
Mar 17, 2024 · 17 March 2024. Alexandre Sokolowski. What happened exactly on that day. On this day, March 17, 2001, Serena Williams defeated Kim Clijsters in the Indian Wells final (4-6, 6-4, 6-2) despite facing a very unfriendly crowd which booed her and gave loud support to her opponent.
