Kim Clijsters entered the player schedule debate, highlighting the backlash that Serena and Venus Williams faced for starting a recent trend.A writer for the New Yorker retweeted Nadal’s recent Wimbledon withdrawal announcement with the caption “Seems to me that Naomi Osaka started a very healthy trend of listening to one’s body.”
However, 4-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters was quick to note along with others that the trend began long before, crediting Venus and Serena Williams as the main trailblazers.
“Venus and Serena started it I think,” Clijsters tweeted in response to the original.
“[They] got a lot of sh*t for it but it’s the reason why we are still able to enjoy their tennis.”
Venus and Serena started it I think … got a lot of shit for it but it’s the reason why we are still able to enjoy their tennis . No Stubbsy ?
Despite the sisters both going pro in the 1990s, Serena, 39, and Venus, 41, are still playing the WTA tour, with Serena still ranked in the top 10. Both women won their first Grand Slam titles over 20 years ago.
