Countless times in her career, Serena Williams has had to hear disparaging comments about her muscular, large and “manly” body from tennis audiences. But criticism from colleagues never seems to happen. Perhaps that is why in recent days, the name Alexandra Cadantu has been mentioned so much.
Criticisms
Alexandra Cadantu, a 30-year-old Romanian tennis player, has been playing professionally since 2005 but has not won any WTA (singles) title. In 2014, Alexandra Cadantu was ranked 54 in the world but has now fallen to 292. Cadantu’s performance is not too outstanding, so this tennis player is not known to many fans.
The name Alexandra Cadantu recently emerged and was mentioned a lot when… criticizing Serene Williams’ body. Talking about the body of the famous American tennis player, Alexandra Cadantu did not hesitate to exclaim:
“The first time I went to a Grand Slam tournament and the first memory I had in the locker room was when I saw Serena for the first time in my life. I saw her and I was shocked for a week, because she had a very big body. I couldn’t believe what I saw, how she could move and play with such a huge body.”
This sharing caused Alexandra Cadantu to be criticized. Many people believe that Alexandra Cadantu should not discuss someone’s body, especially a colleague, with such disparaging intentions. But there are also opinions that everyone should feel free to talk about Serena because the American tennis player has long stopped caring about criticism about her body.
Obsession with curves
In July 2018, Serena Williams surprised everyone when she frankly mentioned her body for the first time in an interview with the British edition of Harper’s Bazaar magazine. During the conversation, Serene shared how she had felt insecure about her body since childhood. As an adult, Serena often stood in front of the mirror and constantly compared herself to her older sister, Venus Williams.
“Criticism is hard to hear. People say that I was born as a man, with big biceps and an athletic body. I am different from Venus. She is thin and beautiful and I am muscular and muscular. I feel confused. I kept thinking: ‘Why can’t I be like Venus, skinny like her,'” the American tennis player confided.
In 2004, Serena was 22 years old. She wrote down a list of goals she needed to achieve. This includes winning the French Open, Italian International Championships, Wimbledon and a body measurement down to a size 4 (in US sizes). Skinny and skinny, that’s what Serena craves.
Only when talking with her half-sister, Yetunde, did Serena’s feeling of insecurity ease. “I was really struggling with thoughts of being too big and overweight and Yetunde said to me, ‘You know, everyone is different. Why not Venus? Simply because you can never be Venus. I will never be as skinny as her. But is that okay? No problem at all. You have a beautiful face, a beautiful body, the important thing is whether you feel that beauty or not?'”.
That’s when Serena started to feel more comfortable about her body. Instead of being self-conscious about her body, Serena spends time practicing and learning fashion styles to dress better. From research to passion, Serena decided to study fashion design. She launched her own brand at New York Fashion Week and received many compliments.
Since then, Serena has built herself an icon of style and fashion on the tennis court. When she became a mother, she had even more reason to perfect her style. Mentioning Serena now not only refers to a famous tennis player but also a designer, a reality TV star and an inspiration to all women around the world who are self-conscious about their bodies. gender.
“You can be both strong and attractive, feminine and tough. I hope every woman sees herself as beautiful,” Serena shared in an interview with the magazine. There, she showed off her figure in eye-catching bikinis.
