Serena Williams is back. She is eyeing the prize at the 2018 French Open,but a controversial decision made by organizers at Roland Garros has made her return to this Grand Slam event controversial. According to a report by ESPN, it was decided that the former World No. 1 would disappear into this year’s tournament as an unseeded player. This has rattled many chains in the battle against discrimination against women.
This topic has sparked a debate over women who want to return to their jobs after having a baby. The rule, or as it stands true now,is that the individual tournaments gets to decide what seed to give tennis players. The French Tennis organization bases their decision on the WTA ranking for each tennis player coming into the tournament. Serena is currently ranked at No. 453.
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Source: inquisitr.com