Here's Why Serena Williams Doesn't Need To Be 'Rescued' By A Man
Nov 22, 2013 20:46
Face it, Serena Williams is better at tennis than most human beings will ever be at anything, ever. She's racked up 11 titles in 2013 alone, including the U.S. Open and the WTA Championships.
But according to this CNN interview, Serena's success has less to do with her own ambition and determination, but more to do with her coach Patrick Mouratoglou:
At this rate, CNN will soon be just as credible as those gossip tabloids you'll find at you're local supermarket.
But according to this CNN interview, Serena's success has less to do with her own ambition and determination, but more to do with her coach Patrick Mouratoglou:
The indomitable figurehead of women's tennis had been humiliated and cowed — turfed out of the 2012 French Open in the first round by an unheralded and unseeded opponent.... Given all she had achieved, it would have been easy to throw in the towel — but even at her lowest ebb, Serena's desire to clamber back to the top was insatiable.
She needed help and, while still in Paris, she found it in the shape of coach Patrick Mouratoglou, with whom she has been linked romantically.
To frame one of the most talented women in tennis as some passive heroine of
some Disneyfied fairy tale is not just insulting but super cliché. Plus, the whole "Down and out in Paris: The man who rescued Serena Williams." headline certainly doesn't help. She needed help and, while still in Paris, she found it in the shape of coach Patrick Mouratoglou, with whom she has been linked romantically.
At this rate, CNN will soon be just as credible as those gossip tabloids you'll find at you're local supermarket.
