Serena Williams thinking of slain sister before career’s biggest defeat

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Serena Williams had suffered a hammering defeat in San Jose, California on July 31 against Johanna Konta of Great Britain. The 1-6, 0-6 defeat was the biggest lopsided result of Serena’s career. And it has now emerged that she had learned that the killer of her sister Yetunde Price had been paroled moments before she took court.

The defeat was the first time in 928 professional matches that Williams failed to win more than one game. After the match, Serena spoke of having “so many things on my mind” without elaborating. The revelation was made in the latest issue of the TIME magazine whose cover the 23-time grand slam winner adorned.

In the interview with Time magazine, she said that 10 minutes before she took court she learned via Instagram that Robert Edward Maxfield, the man was convicted of killing Price in a drive-by shooting in 2003, had been released earlier in the year after serving 12 years of his ordered 15-year sentence.