Why Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki’s Friendship is Good for Women’s Sports

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Published: November 7, 2014

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Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki appear to be on a friendship tour.

When Wozniacki crossed the finish line of the New York City marathon, Williams was there to greet her. They've been spotted together at hockey games, fashion shows, concerts and, oh yeah, on the tennis court.

Their girls' nights out juxtaposed with their tense battles on the court, debunk the stereotypes about women in competition. Leaving the catfighting to cats, these two prove that women can compete at the highest levels without clawing each other's eyes out. 

When Williams defeated Wozniacki in the finals of the 2014 U.S. Open, the two joked about sharing drinks later. Sure enough, in photos tweeted that evening, there they were hanging out.

This friendship is good for women's sports. It's another sign that women in leadership roles are evolving. Whether they cross the isle in congress or collaborate on business deals, it's important for more women to recognize what men have long understood: Competition and friendship are not mutually exclusive.



Sports history is filled with female rivalries gone awry. There was the infamous 3,000-meter final in the 1984 Summer Olympics when Mary Decker tripped near Zola Budd. It had all the worst stereotypes about women in competition: Crying, shaming and blaming. 

Olympic ice skater Nancy Kerrigan made the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1994 with the words "Why me?" under her traumatized-looking face. Kerrigan had been brutally attacked by a hitman hired by the husband of her chief rival Tonya Harding. It was another bad blow for women's sports. 

Less than a year earlier, a photo of a stunned Monica Seles appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated after she was stabbed in the back by a deranged Steffi Graf fan.

Neither incident was instigated by the women. However, it seemed to make the cover of a sports magazin...
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