After her comeback victory on Thursday, Serena Williams defended her use of a TUE (Thereputic Use Exemption) during the 2015 French Open.
The 23 time grand slam champion says that she uses them regularly and has never tested positively for an illegal substance. The American was asked the question during her press conference after a 7-5 6-3 victory over Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas, “I have never tested positive. I have always done the TUE so you should fact check that.” Williams Said.
“I wasn’t going to play (the French Open) unless I had a TUE because if you remember that year I was incredibly sick. I am never, ever going to take an advantage over someone else. That is not who I am. I don’t know how I even won the [tournament], and I said I literally can’t play the final.”
Serena needed five three set wins before claiming the 2015 French Open title against Lucie Safarova in the final, “I have played over 20 years and I have always been extremely honest and that is one thing I take pride on especially having a daughter and having a kid. I would never be able to look my kid in the eye and say ‘Mom cheated’ or Mom did something like that. I would never be able to look my kid in the eye and say ‘Mom cheated’ or Mom did something like that.”
Serena Williams will now play Kiki Bertens in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday.
