Sports

Serena Williams calls out Paris restaurant for denying her rooftop access during Olympics

Apparently international stardom doesn’t guarantee you a reservation.

Tennis icon Serena Williams claimed that she wasn’t permitted to eat in the rooftop of Paris’ The Peninsula on Monday night.

“Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids. Always a first. #Olympic2024,” Williams wrote, adding a melting face and rolling eyes emoji.

Williams’ fans expressed their sympathy and tried to lighten the mood in her replies.

“Who doesn’t make room for a queen?” wrote one user.

“You can buy the whole damn place,” wrote another, alluding to Williams’ nearly $100 million in career prize money.

Williams took in action from Roland Garros throughout the Olympic tennis slate, including for Sunday’s final.Getty Images

The 42-year-old is in Paris watching the Olympics with her family, including her 6-year-old daughter, Olympia.

Williams was among the celebrities and athletes partaking in the Games’ opening ceremony on July 26, sharing a boat with Rafael Nadal, Carl Lewis and Nadia Comaneci.

Williams called the ceremony “unforgettable.”

“From being part of an amazing Opening Ceremony at the Paris Olympics-to riding in the boat in the rain-and it was pouring! So much so my lashes came right on off,” she joked on X.

In addition to her legendary run of Grand Slam victories, Williams won four total Olympic gold medals, including in both singles and doubles in London in 2012.

The 23-time Grand Slam winner retired following the 2022 U.S. Open.

Tennis at the Olympics came to a dramatic close on Sunday at Roland Garros where Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz had a rematch of their Wimbledon singles final from earlier in July.

Williams is widely regarded as one of the best in tennis history.Larry Marano

Djokovic exacted revenge on the 21-year-old phenom, winning 7-6, 7-6 in straight sets to notch his first ever Olympic gold medal.

China’s Zheng Qinwen beat Croatia’s Donna Vekic to capture gold on the women’s side.

Related Posts

“No me veo preparado”: el confesionario de Rafael Nadal en la antesala de la Copa Davis y su cese en el tenis

Las finales inician el 19. La semana entrante será la última con Rafael Nadal como tenista profesional. Se despedirá en Málaga, con su gente, en el intento que hará España…

“Shohei Ohtani’s charisma is off the charts, but Yamamoto is unique,” one NPB insider said of the mood in Japan following the Dodgers’ World Series victory

The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the 2024 World Series last month after adding Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to their roster in the previous off-season, with both players…

ยอมรับตรงๆ “พีรดนย์” ไม่มีข้ออ้าง ไทยอุ่นเครื่อง 2 นัดผลงานไม่ดี แต่หวังป้องกันแชมป์ “อาเซียน”

ยอมรับตรงๆ ไม่มีข้อแก้ตัว “พีรดนย์ ฉ่ำรัศมี” กัปตัน “ทีมชาติไทย” ไม่มีข้ออ้าง ไทยอุ่นเครื่อง 2 นัดผลงานไม่ดี แต่หวังป้องกันแชมป์ “อาเซียน” ไว้ให้ได้ วันที่ 18 พ.ย. 67 “นิว” พีรดนย์ ฉ่ำรัศมี กองกลางกัปตัน “ช้างศึก” ทีมชาติไทย ภายใต้การนำทีม มาซาทาดะ อิชิอิ หัวหน้าผู้ฝึกสอนชาวญี่ปุ่น ไม่มีข้ออ้าง ไทยอุ่นเครื่อง…

Springboks: Eben Etzebeth’s all-time appearance record as Willie Le Roux edges towards 100 Test caps

Seven Springboks have had the honour of running out in the hallowed Green and Gold over 100 times in the team’s history and one of those men is…

Blame players not Borthwick for England woe: Steward

Freddie Steward insists the players and not Steve Borthwick are at fault for the autumn washout that has piled pressure on England’s head coach. Steward believes Borthwick has…

What Joe Schmidt said to Warren Gatland before thumping Wales

Joe Schmidt has all the sympathy in the world for Warren Gatland’s plight even while sending his old New Zealand friend and foe ever closer to the exit door as Wales coach….

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *