World number one Serena Williams has criticised Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpischev for making «sexist, racist and bullying» comments about her and sister Venus.
Tarpischev referred to the Americans as «the Williams brothers» on a chat show.
He was fined £15,500 and given a one-year ban from the women’s tour for comments he described as a «joke».
«I thought they were very insensitive and extremely sexist as well as racist at the same time,» said Williams.
«I thought they were, in a way, bullying. I just wasn’t very happy with his comments. I think a lot of people weren’t happy as well.»
Serena Williams califico al presidente de la Federacion Rusa de Tenis, Shamil Tarpischev de insensible y extremadamente sexista, ademas de racista por los comentarios que el describio como broma.
Tarpischev quien se refirio a Serena y su hermana Venus, como los Hermanos Williams, fue multado con 16 mil euros y un año de sancion por el circuito femenino de tenis.
La ATP y la USTA condenaron las declaraciones del dirigente Ruso, que ha presentado disculpas por todos los medios.