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Serena Williams Says Frequent Drug Testing Is 'Discrimination'

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American tennis player Serena Williams is not pleased about getting more drug tests than her competitors.

Williams expressed her opinion Tuesday after receiving another unannounced visit to test for performance-improving substances.

Williams wrote on Twitter, ”And it’s that time of the day to get ‘randomly¹’ drug tested and only test Serena. Out of all the players it’s been proven I’m the one getting tested the most. Discrimination? I think so."

In another tweet, Williams wrote, ‘But I’m ready to do whatever it takes to have a clean sport so bring it on. I’m excited.’

It is not the first time this year that Williams has complained about being drug-tested more than other American players. Last month, she told reporters ahead of the Wimbledon tennis tournament, “Just test everyone equally.”

Williams made it to the Wimbledon final, where she lost to Germany’s Angelique Kerber.

A report in June by the news site Deadspin found that Williams had been drug tested five times in 2018. That is at least two times more than other American women in the sport.

A spokeswoman for Williams called the frequent drug testing “invasive” and “targeted” treatment. She told Deadspin “Serena Williams has never tested positive for any illegal substance despite being tested… four times more frequently than her peers².”

Williams returned to competition earlier this year after taking time off during her pregnancy³. She gave birth to her daughter last September.

Following her Wimbledon loss, Williams said she had proven to herself that she could still compete to win Grand Slams⁵. She has won 23 Grand Slams in over 20 years as a professional tennis player. One more Grand Slam⁴ title would tie Williams with Australia’s Margaret Court for the most ever.

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randomly - adv. in a way that does not follow a particular plan or pattern

discrimination - n. the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people

frequent - adj. happening often

complain - v. to say or write that you are unhappy, sick, uncomfortable, etc., or that you do not like something

Grand Slam - n. one of four major tennis competitions throughout the year (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open)

title - n. the status or position of being the champion in a sport or other competition

1 randomly   

adv.随便地，未加计划地

参考例句：

• Within the hot gas chamber, molecules are moving randomly in all directions. 在灼热的气体燃烧室内，分子在各个方向上作无规运动。 来自辞典例句
• Transformed cells are loosely attached, rounded and randomly oriented. 转化细胞则不大贴壁、圆缩并呈杂乱分布。 来自辞典例句

2 peers   

n.同等的人，贵族vi.凝视，窥视vt.与…同等，封为贵族v.凝视( peer的第三人称单数 )；盯着看；同等；比得上

参考例句：

• She enjoys the respect of her peers. 她受到同侪的尊敬。
• She peers into my eyes. 她盯着我的眼睛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

4 slam   

v.猛力地推、放或扔；砰地关上

参考例句：

• They were surprised by the slam of a car door.关汽车门时发出的声音使他们很吃惊。
• Why should you slam the window?你干吗要使劲关窗户呢？

5 slams   

v.砰地关上（门或窗）( slam的第三人称单数 )；用力一放；使劲一推；猛劲一摔

参考例句：

• I'm sick of your slams. 对于你的谩骂我真受够了。 来自辞典例句
• Kentucky steal Ball and Ron Mercen slams for two. 肯塔基队争到球，罗恩默塞扣篮得2分。 来自互联网