Russian Tennis President fined for “Williams brothers” jibe

Shamil Tarpischev, president of the Russian Tennis Federation, has been sharply criticised for his comments on a TV chat show where he referred to Grand Slam winning sisters Venus and Serena Williams as the “the Williams brothers”.

Sat, 18 Oct, 2014 - 13:24

Grainne McGuinness

Tarpischev has been fined $25,000, the maximum possible under the Women’s Tennis Association(WTA) rules.

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