American tennis player Tennys Sandgren’s showdown with Serena Williams took a new turn on Wednesday when Williams sent out a tweet demanding an apology from Sandgren.
@TennysSandgren I don't need or want one. But there is a entire group of people that deserves an apology. I cant look at my daughter and tell her I sat back and was quiet. No! she will know how to stand up for herself and others- through my example. ✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/im2NhoMdN4
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) January 24, 2018
The entire episode began when Sandgren had earlier deleted vast majority of his tweets after he was questioned of being far-right in his political beliefs.
However, screenshots were already taken of the tweets he had deleted. One tweet was apparently linked to a story about Williams using foul language on court with the comment “disgusting” underneath.
Initially, Williams ignored the episode and even tweeted out two words: “Turns channel” when Sandgren began his quater-final clash with South Korea’s Hyeon Chung at the Australian Open. Sandgren lost his match 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-3.
Turns channel
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) January 24, 2018
On Tuesday, Sandgren said he had deleted his tweets to “make a cleaner start”. However, with Serena’s latest tweet, the entire issue is far from resolved between the duo.