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Maybe the first time they met Alexis Ohanian turned down the offer of Serena Williams to give him some tennis lessons because he had no idea who he was talking to, but since then he has been able to see first-person how hard it His wife works to make history in this sport, for example, winning the Australian Open of 2017 pregnant with his only daughter in common, and he does not intend to tolerate anyone disrespecting him.
The co-founder of the Reddit platform has used Twitter to react to the controversies statements made a few days ago by the retired tennis player Ion Tiriac , founder of the Madrid Open, about Serena’s weight and age. More specifically, he criticized his physical form and assured without hot cloths that, if he had a minimum of shame left , would withdraw as soon as possible . Alexis has now promised on that social network that he will not sit idly by while a “sexist and racist clown” publicly attacks his family.
2021 and no holding back when a racist / sexist clown with a platform comes for my family.
– Alexis Ohanian Sr. 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ (@alexisohanian) January 4, 2021
“ There is no doubt that nobody No matter what Ion Tiriac thinks, “he tweeted in response to all who have already begun to speculate on the measures Serena would take to get revenge. “I had to Google him,” her husband added, referring to the Romanian athlete. “ Turns out my 3-year-old daughter has more Grand Slams than this clown .”
Safe to say no one gives a damn what Ion Țiriac thinks.
– Alexis Ohanian Sr. 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ (@alexisohanian) January 4, 2021
Had to Google it… turns out my 3 year old has more Grand Slam victories than this 🤡🤡 pic.twitter.com/Q2pgsNWFAj
– Alexis Ohanian Sr. 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ (@alexisohanian) January 4, 2018
This is not the first time that Tiriac has dared to comment on Serena’s decision to return to the slopes in 2018, with 36 years and after taking maternity leave, to insist that she was not being realistic. She had previously responded by acknowledging that anyone can comment on her career, but she also stated that she would not hesitate to hold him accountable for her words if they ever met face to face.