“King Richard,” the movie about the Williams family and their rise, featured a scene in which Venus Williams was leading in her match, and then becomes thrown off by her opponent taking a leave of absence. Venus recalled to USA Today, “She took a bathroom break and I fell apart.” After a 6-2 win in the first set, Venus lost the next two. In her post-match press conference, Serena Williams was questioned by a reporter about a bathroom break she took at a key point in the match against Anett Kontaveit. According to the Daily Mail, they asked if there was anything she did to help focus heading into the final set.
Serena made clear that her trip to the locker room was not strategic, facing the question with her signature wit and charm. “Yeah, no. I just got lighter,” she said. “Use your imagination.” She was quick to clarify for the crowd that it was not a “number two” that helped her to defeat No. 2 Kontaveit.
As reported by ESPN, the match took nearly two-and-a-half hours to complete, so a bathroom break seems perfectly reasonable. Still, the funny anecdote and question response brings a whole new meaning to “Flushing Meadows” — the site of the famous tournament.
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