Serena Williams unretouched: Tennis star, 37, goes semi-naked as she reveals she texted Naomi Osaka to APOLOGIZE for US Open meltdown
Serena, 37, wrote a personal essay for Harper's Bazaar detailing her experience during the US Open last year against Naomi, 21
She confessed to feeling 'hurt' and 'cut deeply' when returning to her home in Florida following the match where she lost to the young tennis star
During the match, Serena received three violations from the umpire
She shared that she 'started seeing a therapist' after the incident in order to try and find some 'answers'
Serena realized she needed to reach out to Naomi following the match to apologize for her outburst taking away from her first Grand Slam win
Naomi responded saying Serena should continue 'trailblazing' and speaking out Serena chose to play again for her daughter and to stand up to sexism in tennis
Serena Williams unretouched: Tennis star, 37, goes semi-naked as she reveals she texted Naomi Osaka to APOLOGIZE for US Open meltdown
Serena, 37, wrote a personal essay for Harper's Bazaar detailing her experience during the US Open last year against Naomi, 21
She confessed to feeling 'hurt' and 'cut deeply' when returning to her home in Florida following the match where she lost to the young tennis star
During the match, Serena received three violations from the umpire
She shared that she 'started seeing a therapist' after the incident in order to try and find some 'answers'
Serena realized she needed to reach out to Naomi following the match to apologize for her outburst taking away from her first Grand Slam win
Naomi responded saying Serena should continue 'trailblazing' and speaking out Serena chose to play again for her daughter and to stand up to sexism in tennis
Serena Williams unretouched: Tennis star, 37, goes semi-naked as she reveals she texted Naomi Osaka to APOLOGIZE for US Open meltdown