Serena Williams under harsh attack for not attending the press conference at Wimbledon

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The return of Serena Williams at Wimbledon 2026 has been one of the biggest bombshells in recent years. However, the GOAT of women's tennis lost in the first round against Maya Joint, and due to a knee injury, decided not to attend the press conference to speak to the media, something that has been strongly criticized by Greg Rusedski.

After almost 4 years of inactivity, everyone was eagerly anticipating Serena's return to the singles circuit after playing doubles at the WTA Queen's and Berlin, and the American tennis player stood her ground until the last moment. However, Rusedski believes it was a major mistake on her part to not give journalists the opportunity to hear her account minutes after her defeat, as stated in the 'Off Court' podcast.

"I guess the rules have changed due to injuries so you're not fined. In my time, I don't think we had that luxury unless we were taken out in a wheelchair or some terrible incident happened, like what Alexander Zverev experienced when playing against Rafael Nadal in the French Open. It was a knee injury; he said he sustained it after the first set. There are doubts about whether he will play doubles with his sister Venus Williams. Still, I believe a press conference should be held," he stated.

Rusedski doesn't buy Serena's controversial decision

The former British player doesn't believe that due to that knee injury she couldn't attend the press conference, stating that "there's no doubt she deserved a special invitation. You're not going to say no to one of the greatest legends of the sport who wants to play singles, but it's a shame she didn't hold a press conference after losing. If she was in such bad shape, they could have brought her in on a stretcher and put ice on her knee," he continued.

However, according to Rusedski, the main mistake lies in the rules that allow this to happen when a player leaves a match due to injury. "I would have liked to see her do it, but it's allowed within the rules not to attend due to injury. Maybe she was so upset that she didn't want to say anything, but the truth is, I would have liked to hear from Serena. It's not like Serena has been on the Tour every week. We have one of the former champions and one of the greats, if not the greatest of all time in women's tennis, returning to play and not speaking with the press." 

Greg concluded by saying, "personally, I'm somewhat disappointed not to have been able to hear from Serena after a defeat that must have been hard to swallow," although only Serena Williams knows the reality, probably going through a tough time after seeing herself lose on her comeback and also getting injured in such a challenging area as the knee. All she issued was a statement, as perhaps she wasn't strong enough to face the media in that way.

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