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Brigid Kennedy

Serena Williams Says She Would Have Received a 20-Year Ban in Jannik Sinner Case

Serena Williams on Sep 2, 2022. | Danielle Parhizkaran-Imagn Images

Tennis legend Serena Williams knows as well as anyone the pressure professional athletes are under, but she is also well aware of the double standards and favoritism that can come with the career, too.

Case in point: the doping scandal involving the top-ranked Jannik Sinner, who in February accepted a three-month ban in an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). At the time, other pros and sport pundits criticized the punishment as far too light, especially considering it meant Sinner wouldn't miss the French Open at the end of May.

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