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As a product of her decision to come back to professional tennis, Serena Williams was subject to the sport's anti-doping system which she called "unprofessional" and "unreasonable."
The 44-year-old returned to the testing pool before she could announce her comeback to professional tennis and was asked Sunday about her experiences complying with the rules.
"It's grueling. They changed the rules now. I didn't know some of the rules. So apparently if you miss a test outside of your window, it still counts as missed. I'm like, I guess I can't go pick up my kids," said the seven-time Wimbledon champion and a mother of two.
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"It's unprofessional. I hate it. I think it's necessary, but I think a lot of the stuff, if I want to go places outside of my window, I should be able to go without having it count as a missed test," she added.
Her comments came not long after Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, became the latest high-profile player sanctioned when she was suspended for four years for refusing a test.
Players are required by the International Tennis Integrity Agency to provide their daily whereabouts for no-notice testing, which Williams revealed was one of the key reasons she weighed not coming back.
"That was a big reason why I didn't want to come back either," she said, "because it's just so hard. I mean, my life is busy. I run a company, I run a VC company, I travel the world. I have children. It's like I could be in so many different cities so many different times."
Williams will face off against Maya Joint on June 30 at 12 p.m. ET.
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