Venus Williams has no problem speaking her truth. On Tuesday, the 40-year-old seven-time Grand Slam singles champion went viral for a fiercely pointed response to an inquiry about how she handles the pressure from media attention.
The question came in the wake of Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from the 2021 French Open due to depression and social anxiety.In a press conference after her first-round loss to Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova, Venus noted that she's learned it's «definitely not easy to do press» over her 26-year tennis career but, her experience has taught her the best way to deal with the burden. «For me personally, how I cope, how I deal with it, was that I know every single person asking me a question can't play as well as I can and.
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