Martina Navratilova called out Camila Giorgi after the Italian screamed in delight following Venus Williams' hard fall. During the first set of their Birmingham clash, Williams took a hard fall after which Giorgi was heard screaming in delight.
When Williams got up, she gave a pretty cold stare to Giorgi. Fortunately for 43-year-old Williams, she was able to continue the match and later clinch a 7-6 (5) 4-6 7-6 (6) win over 48th-ranked Giorgi in the Birmingham first round.
"Serves her right. Venus kicked her butt anyway!!! How disgusting from Giorgi if that is how it happened," Navratilova said. Rennae Stubbs responded: "Oh it did. I even had to rewind the point to make sure it was her. Was so bad!"
After the match was over, Williams celebrated pretty loudly - something that's not very usual for her.
Also, Williams said she was "so surprised" Giorgi wasn't the top-ranked player in the world. That particular comment drew lots of attention as many fans felt Williams was throwing a serious shade on Giorgi with that comments.
"I thought I played so well today, and she also played incredible. I'm so surprised she's not No 1 in the world. There were so many moments where I just thought, 'This match is over,' and she would hit a shot from out of nowhere.She pushed me to be better than what I thought I could be, and it's great for me. I haven't played a lot of matches, and it's great to come through," Williams said after the match.
Last weekend, Williams turned 43 years old.
Just a few days later, Williams defeated a top-50 player. Williams has always loved playing on the grass as five of her seven Grand Slam titles came at Wimbledon.
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