It’s All I Can Do Not To Make A ‘Deadwood’ Joke
First off, this outfit is awful. As a tennis fan, I mean. It’s crazy bad.
Luckily, I won’t be talking about it as a tennis fan …
The seven-time Grand Slam champ Venus Williams flashed the flesh a bit more than usual at Sunday’s opening round of the French Open. Well, it appeared that she flashed.Williams noted that her sheer shorts only gave the appearance of nudity. The look, she said, was all about “illusion.”
I could pretend I’m outraged by this outfit, but I’ve spent the better part of the last two decades hoping that well-toned women would appear naked in public and anyone who knows me, knows that any outrage I claim to have is purely hypocritical.
I could also compare the elder Williams to an inhabitant of the Moulin Rouge or a 19th century cancan dancer, but I won’t (unless, I just did). Instead I’d rather point out where this is all going (and where this is going, it’s gonna get weird).
To wit:
You laugh, but imagine if three years ago I told you that one of the greatest tennis players in the world were going to play a Masters dressed like Zorro’s girlfriend?
Don’t bet on seeing this French Madam’s outfit again in the current tournament. Williams usually packs 10 outfits to wear throughout Grand Slams.
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Williams photos courtesy of Yahoo! Sports via the AP
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