Serena Williams, a 23-time grand slam tennis champion, has endured both racism and sexism during her career on the tennis court.But when Ilie Nastase, a former French and U.S. Open champion, made a racist comment about her unborn child, Williams made it clear that she would not allow bigotry to affect the next generation of her family.
During the Fed Cup World Group II playoffs in Constanta, Romania, on Friday, a reporter asked Romanian No. 1 Simona Halep a question about Williams. Nastase, who is the Romania Fed Cup captain, interjected with his thoughts on the potential skin color of Williams’ unborn child.
“Let’s see what color it has,” British and Romanian reporters quoted him as saying. “Chocolate with milk”
