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Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka deserved better than 2018's sexist U.S. Open. But fans shouldn't be surprised.
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Serena Williams competes on the court at the Advanta World TeamTennis (WTT) Smash Hits charity tennis event with Anna Kournikova. The annual tennis event was held at the Peter Maravich Assembly Center
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