Former tennis player Serena Williams Request to join the ITIA Anti-Doping Control Group againwhich is an exclusive requirement to compete again. The American surprised the world this year with a shocking physical change Lose 14 kilos with the help of medications To lose weight. This shift and demand It sparked rumors about a possible return to professional tennisto.
His last professional match was on September 2, 2022. When he fell in the third round of the US Open. Now, the former No. 1 in the WTA rankings appears in the list of players in that group that the International Tennis Integrity Agency updated on October 6.
“He informed us that he wanted to be part of the control group again.“I don’t know if that means he’ll come back or if he’s leaving the option open,” ITIA spokesman Adrian Bassett told The Athletic. He added: “The only thing I can say is that she is once again part of the group and is therefore subject to site monitoring.”
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ITIA regulations specify that he is a tennis player He must spend six months in the anti-doping systembefore allowing them to compete. Although she may return in April 2026, the American media is betting that the winner of 23 major championships will… I’m thinking of moving back to greater New York.
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Others claim that she will be in the women’s doubles tournament with her sister. Perhaps also in the hybrid duo that debuted this year in a new format.
Players who are part of the anti-doping system are required to report their whereabouts at a specified time every day of the year, to be available for potential controls. Although Serena never officially spoke about her retirement, shortly after her final match she requested to be excluded from the control group, which resulted in her being banned from playing in official tournaments.
Criticize your body
While the tennis world discusses her possible return, Williams said in an interview with Net-A-Porter magazine that she is in the process of “reinventing herself” and recalled the most difficult moments in her career. During his stardom period he was A target of criticism and comments about his physical appearance.
Although the American was very dominant on the women’s circuit during a large period of the 20 years she spent in the elite, and while no one doubted her talent, comments about her muscular body and comparisons with her colleagues were repeated.
“It was hard because when I first played, the first 15 years, my body was different. I had big breasts, I had a big butt. All the athletes were so flat, so thin, so beautiful, But in a different way. And I, as an athlete, I didn’t understand how to deal with it.“, He said.
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“It affects you mentally. You think you’re big your whole life and then you look back and say, ‘I was in good shape.’ Yes, I had big muscles. I didn’t look like the other girls; But not all are the same“I confess.
Three years after his last game, with two daughters and an increasingly sophisticated team, Williams says You feel very comfortable with your body. “I don’t hear the noise. Everyone has the right to their opinion. But if you don’t like me, then you don’t have to,” he said.