Serena Williams Came In on a High Road. It Made Her Fall More Devastating.

Though many found the French Tennis Federation president’s remarks outrageous, Serena Williams did not complain when he vowed to ban outfits like the full-body compression suit she wore to the French Open in the spring.It’s easy to forget now because it happened two very long weeks ago, but Serena Williams arrived at the 2018 United States Open already wronged.

Bernard Giudicelli, the president of the French Tennis Federation, which puts on the French Open, had just vowed to ban outfits like the great, black, full-body compression suit, with short sleeves and an arresting red waistband, that Williams had worn there in the spring.

“You have to respect the game and the place,” Giudicelli told…