Serena’s 10-Word Shutdown Blasted as ‘Disrespectful’ to Fans and Tour as she’s Accused of Trolling Those Who Miss Her Due To…
Tennis legend Serena Williams has denied a potential return to the sport at 44 with a 10-word message on X (formerly Twitter) after rumours of her comeback created a storm on Tuesday. The rumours began when the International Tennis Integrity Agency confirmed that Williams had re-entered the tennis anti-doping testing pool.
The anti-doping testing pool requires athletes to provide their whereabouts to doping authorities for every day of the year and to undergo random testing. Given the logistics and commitment involved, only active athletes enroll themselves in the anti-doping testing pool.
Williams, who has not competed since the 2022 US Open, would be able to return to competitive tennis after being available for out-of-competition testing for a minimum of six months.
Naturally, the 23-time Grand Slam winner rejoining the testing pool raised hopes that Williams was planning a return to the sport.
Serena Williams: ‘I’m NOT coming back’
But she took to X on Tuesday to deny the rumours. “Omg yall I’m NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy,” she wrote.
However, there are still a few fans who hope Williams will return to tennis sometime in the future, as she never officially retired from the sport.
Before the 2022 US Open, Williams, in a Vogue article, had said that she was “evolving away from tennis” and that she doesn’t like to use the word “retiring.”
Her recent Instagram photos of playing tennis with her youngest daughter, Adira River, last week have added more fuel to the fire.
For the unversed, Williams is only one major title away from the all-time record in women’s tennis. Former Australian Margaret Court holds the record with 24 Grand Slam titles.
It has also been felt that she could be making a comeback in women’s doubles with her sister, Venus Williams. Serena and Venus won 14 Grand Slams and three Olympic gold medals together.
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Putin signals stronger India-Russia ties ahead of visit, pushes for more Indian exports
India and Russia are “working together” to boost New Delhi’s exports, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, noting that Moscow remains a key energy supplier for India even though oil volumes may see a temporary dip
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he looks forward to “elevating cooperation” with New Delhi to a “qualitatively new level” ahead of his visit to India from December 4 for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit.
He also spoke of strengthening Russia’s ties with China. Speaking at an investment forum in Moscow on Tuesday, Putin said that the objective of the numerous joint projects in energy, industry, space, agriculture, and other sectors is to elevate the ties with Beijing and New Delhi.
“We aim to elevate cooperation with the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India to a qualitatively new level by strengthening its technological component. This is the objective of numerous joint projects in energy, industry, space, agriculture, and other sectors,” he said.
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“We have established a substantive dialogue on economic issues with the President of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Xi Jinping. We will also discuss these topics in detail during the upcoming visit to India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including increasing imports of Indian goods to our market,” he added.
‘Will discuss trade’
The Russian president said that he will discuss expanding Indian imports as Moscow seeks greater economic engagement with its key partners.
India and Russia are “working together” to boost New Delhi’s exports, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, noting that Moscow remains a key energy supplier for India even though oil volumes may see a temporary dip.
Speaking at an online media briefing, Peskov stressed the need for trade mechanisms that are insulated from third-country influence.
“Tariff between India and then the United States is rather a question of bilateral relations between India and the US, what concerns us is the way we’re going to continue and enlarge the volume of our bilateral business with India, not letting anyone interfere,” he said.
Peskov added that settling a large share of bilateral trade in national currencies plays an important role in safeguarding economic ties. Russia has also thanked India for what it described as a “very friendly stand” towards Moscow and praised New Delhi’s position on the Ukraine conflict.
Sale of S-400 high on agenda
Peskov said that the sale of additional S-400 long-range anti-aircraft missiles could be on the agenda during the visit.
“Highly on the agenda and this could be discussed. Our military industry is working pretty well. Russian arms 36 per cent in Indian armed forces and hopefully will continue,” Peskov said.
Russia also hopes to discuss the possibility of India acquiring the Su-57 fifth-generation stealth fighter. “SU-57 is the best plane in the world. SU-57 will be on the agenda,” said Peskov.
“As far as our cooperation in the defence industry goes, let’s remember the famous Brahmos missiles. It’s not only just production, or it’s not only acts of buying or selling, but it’s exchange of high technologies, and it really paves the way for a bright future in this field of cooperation. We’re developing quite, quite a variety of very complicated systems. And in this sense, of course, we have capabilities. We are ready to share this with our Indian friends, our experience,” he added.
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