I was afraid to be Serena because of all the experiences that I ve had I ended up losing because I was afraid to challenge to be myself - Serena Williams on her 2004 US Open QF against Jennifer Capriati × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Tennis US Open 2022 News I was afraid to be Serena because of all the experiences that I ve had I ended up losing because I was afraid to challenge to be myself - Serena Williams on her 2004 US Open QF against Jennifer Capriati By Anirudh Modified 23 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Serena Williams was unfairly treated in her loss to Jennifer Capriati in the 2004 US Open quarterfinals Recalling her 2004 US Open quarterfinal against Jennifer Capriati, Serena Williams stated that she still has trauma from that match. She also said that poor officiating in the contest was the reason the governing bodies of tennis decided to implement the Hawk-Eye system for line calls on the balls. During the 2004 contest between Williams and Capriati, the 40-year-old endured several bad calls during the final set, with television replays confirming that Williams was being wronged. In the first episode of the Archetypes podcast, the 23-time Grand Slam champion bared it all with host and friend Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. Speaking about her bad experiences in tennis, Williams touched on her controversial match against her compatriot Capriati. "In that match I had this fear of hitting because every time I hit a ball, they would call it out no matter how close it was or how far it was. It just wasn't one thing I'm telling you. The reason that I have trauma from it was because it's been like five things or more. I know the first reason the hawk eye became like a thing was because they were calling my balls out and they weren't even close to the line," she said. She said it became impossible to play normally as the linespeople kept calling the ball out for no reason. She added that there were other experiences too, which saw her stray away from her true self. "I was afraid to be Serena because of all the experiences that I've had and I ended up losing a match because I was afraid to challenge, or to be myself. I can't win being someone different, I have to win being Serena. And sometimes that’s more fierce," she said. US Open Tennis@usopenPlayers to win from a set down vs Serena Williams at the #USOpen Jennifer Capriati (2004)Roberta Vinci (2015)Victoria Azarenka (2020)56266Players to win from a set down vs Serena Williams at the #USOpen Jennifer Capriati (2004)Roberta Vinci (2015)Victoria Azarenka (2020) https://t.co/DtgumjW8RF Serena Williams also argued that she was treated unfairly for being fierce in her celebrations and believes that men weren't held to the same standards. "But is it fierce when, you know, guys are saying, come on and pumping their fists? It's pretty exciting. But for me it's pretty – it's aggressive. Or it’s what is, I don’t know, they said that I… oh my goodness, I'll never forget. There's one article that said this guy was passionate and I had a meltdown and I was like, wait, how do I have a meltdown? But this guy's passionate," she added. Serena Williams received apology for the officiating in her 2004 US Open QF against Jennifer Capriati Serena Williams argues a line call during her loss to Jennifer Capriati in the quarterfinals of the 2004 US Open. Due to a badly umpired contest, Serena Williams lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Jennifer Capriati in her 2004 US Open quarterfinal clash. After the match, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) apologized to her for chair umpire Mariana Alves' mistake, with the USTA also stating that they would consider using video replays in the future. All Tennis!@tennis_updatesThe match that gave us hawk-eye. US Open 2004 Quarter FINAL - Jennifer Capriati vs Serena Williams FULL MATCH. youtu.be/9uBKbJXoYQ462The match that gave us hawk-eye. US Open 2004 Quarter FINAL - Jennifer Capriati vs Serena Williams FULL MATCH. youtu.be/9uBKbJXoYQ4 Tournament referee Brian Earley also released a statement acknowledging the bad calls. "Regrettably, the replay on television showed that an incorrect overrule was made by the chair umpire. A mistake was made and I have discussed the call with the chair umpire. Ms. Alves, a 31-year-old native of Portugal, is not scheduled to officiate another match during the 2004 U.S. Open," he said in the statement. In the aftermath of the match, Alves was removed from officiating the tournament, though she was still an active presence on the circuit later. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Keshav Gopalan × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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