American born professional tennis player, Serena Williams has reportedly been banned by from wearing her signature patented black catsuit at future French open tournaments, the one she said that made her feel like a “queen from Wakanda“.
French Tennis Federation president, Bernard Giudicelli, in an announcement said the tournament was introducing a dress code to regulate player’s uniforms. “I think that sometimes we’ve gone too far. It will no longer be accepted. One must respect the game and the place.” Giudicelli said.
The 36-year-old mother of one, gave her opinion regarding the catsuit saying: “It feels like this suit represents all the women that have been through a lot mentally, physically, with their body to come back and have confidence and to believe in themselves. I feel like a warrior in it, like a warrior princess kind of, queen from Wakanda. I’m always living in a fantasy world. I always wanted to be a superhero, and it’s kind of my way of being a superhero. I feel like a superhero when I wear it.”
The Associated Press reports that the French Tennis Federation will seek “an advance look” in order to rule on whether uniforms already in design for players at next year’s French Open meet the new dress code.
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