If engagement and the extreme backlash were the plan here, then one radio host got what he wanted when he spoke out against Serena Williams.
Following Williams’ victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Eric Bickel of 106.7 The Fan fired off a controversial tweet about the 23-time Grand Slam champion.
“Serena was often a sore sport and a very ungracious loser,” Bickel wrote. “When she wins she’s awesome. She just always rubbed me the wrong way. She’s the greatest of all time though. No doubt. I just never cared for her.”
Williams stormed back in the third set to defeat No. 2 world-ranked Anett Kontaveit in the second round of the U.S. Open in what is likely the final Grand Slam tournament of her career.
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Williams will hope to prove she has still got some in the tank in the third round against Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic, who beat Evgeniya Rodina in three sets at a separate court on Wednesday night.
