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 | Serena and Venus Williams continues to boycott Indian Wells8-03-2013 |
Serena and Venus Williams will not participate in Indian Wells, after they are continuing to boycott the event because of racist insults.
The sisters said they along with their father Richard were targets of racist attacks during the tournament in California in 2001.
"I do not think it's a lost cause. We communicate with them over the years, we have talked many times and in truth, we get along really well. Unfortunately they remember a bad incident after which they decided not to play over here, but both know they are welcome back. They have their reasons, and now things are this way, "said tournament director Steve Simon.