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Venus Williams has gone viral after she gave an epic response to a reporter who asked her why she is playing in Wimbledon this year.
The former Wimbledon winner is competing in the Mixed Doubles competition this year alongside Jamie Murray, the brother of Andy Murray.
On Saturday they won their first-round match against the team of Michael Venus and Alicja Rosolska by 2 sets to 1 but it was the post-match press conference that got everyone talking.
In a clip shared by BBC Sport, Williams, who has won the ladies singles competition at Wimbledon five times, a reporter asks the pair the cliched question of if they are "in it to win it."
The reporter continued by referencing the fact that the pair's respective siblings couldn't get past the third round when they played together in 2019. He added: "Or is it the first target just to get past the third round where Serena and Andy came a cropper."
The older of the Williams sisters didn't take kindly to the question and replied: "What kind of question is that. We’re in it for a stroll. Come on."
\u201cThis response from Venus Williams was brilliant \ud83d\ude05\n\n"What kind of question is that?!" \ud83d\udcac\n\n#BBCTennis #Wimbledon\u201d— BBC Sport (@BBC Sport) 1656761400
The reporter didn't stop there though and asked "Are you here for the question or are you going all the way?"
Again Williams wasn't standing for this and clapped back "Are you going to write a good article or just a halfway decent one?"
Needless to say, people are loving the sassiness of Williams' replies to the reporter.
\u201cSeriously, this is the energy I\u2019m bringing to every stupid question I get for the rest of my life.\u201d— Anya Packer (She/Her) (@Anya Packer (She/Her)) 1656852654
\u201c\u201cSo are you guys in no it to win it ?\u201d What ! \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0f What kind of question is that ?\n\nThe response from Venus Williams was absolutely brilliant \ud83d\udd25 - \u201cAre you going to write a half decent article or just a half way decent one? @Venuseswilliams nailed this.\n#Wimbledon Tennis \ud83c\udfbe\u201d— Ruchi Angrish (She/Her) (@Ruchi Angrish (She/Her)) 1656846174
\u201cThe world is socialised to believe Black women do less while placing a concrete ceiling to diminish our greatness.\nIt's when you fully deep this that shameful questions like this no longer trigger you to doubt your self-worth.\u201d— Seyi on Sabbatical Akiwowo (@Seyi on Sabbatical Akiwowo) 1656842251
\u201cVenus has more than proven herself and earned her stripes yet she is continously disrespected.\nAsk a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.\nNice one Venus \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffe\u201d— Lorraine King (@Lorraine King) 1656836051
\u201cThe man really asked Venus Williams if she'd entered a tennis tournament with the aim of winning it\u201d— DRUNK ON ALL YOUR STRANGE NEW WORDS out THIS WEEK! (@DRUNK ON ALL YOUR STRANGE NEW WORDS out THIS WEEK!) 1656839995
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