Serena Williams is stripping down -- emotionally and physically.
8:47 AM PDT, July 9, 2019The 37-year-old tennis star covers the August issue of , where she poses for stunning, unretouched photos. In the cover image, Williams wows in a Stella McCartney minidress, while an additional shot has Williams showing off her strong legs and partially baring her bottom in a Ralph Lauren Collection gown. The shoot also includes a profile pic of Williams who appears topless and simply wears a Gucci ear accessory.
"I approach him and emphatically state the truth: that I wasn’t looking at my coach. 'I don’t cheat to win. I’d rather lose,'" she recalls saying. "I walk back to the court and lose the next point. I smash my racket in frustration; he issues another violation and gives a point to my opponent. I feel passionately compelled to stand up for myself. I call him a thief; I again demand an apology. I tell him he is penalizing me for being a woman.
Following her loss, Williams returned to her Florida home where she battled a lack of sleep and a"never-ending loop" of"unresolved questions" about the finals drama. Williams continues by writing about the sexism she sees in the sport and reveals that she sought the help of a therapist when questions and uncertainties kept persisting. Ultimately, Williams decided to write Osaka to apologize and express her excitement for the young athlete.
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