08 July,2016 08:19 AM IST | | Agencies
Serena Williams was forced to go on the attack once again yesterday to defend equal prize money after she reached a ninth Wimbledon final in a new record time
Serena Williams
London: Serena Williams was forced to go on the attack once again yesterday to defend equal prize money after she reached a ninth Wimbledon final in a new record time.
Serena Williams. Pic/AFP
"Yeah, I think we deserve equal prize money. Yeah, absolutely," said Williams before staring out the male journalist who asked the question with steely contempt.
"I mean, if you happen to write a short article, you think you don't deserve equal pay as your beautiful colleague behind you?"