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Tennis star Serena Williams has received many accolades over the course of her 20-year career on the courts, but it has not stopped her from receiving a large share of racist and sexist comments from hecklers.

But this time, Williams has a message to serve to the hecklers — literally.

Having netted the cover of Glamour’s July 2016 issue, Williams participated in a promotional video featuring the defending Wimbledon champion serving up some of her frustrations against the kinds of sexist statements men often make against women. She stated her video stands as a tribute to womankind as she continually pelted a heckler who would make many common statements about the negative sexist stereotypes against Williams and women sports in general with tennis balls.

In a YouTube video shared by Glamour on Tuesday, Williams appears on-screen not to tell misogynists to kiss her ace (sadly) but instead “to express some of the frustrations that I have about the obnoxious things that men sometimes say about women. “I’m doing this for all womankind,” she assures the camera before adding, “I’m kind of doing it for me too on the low.”

Of course, the video was all in good fun, as it delivered a smashing tribute in the best way possible for Williams while also promoting the Glamour cover.

Luckily the impersonating heckler was wearing plenty of safety gear in order to endure Williams’s serves.

[USA Today]

About Colby Lanham

Colby Lanham is a graduate of Clemson University who, in addition to writing for The Comeback, has written for SI's Campus Rush, Bleacher Report, and Clemson Athletics. He is an alumni of the 2015 Sports Journalism Institute, where he also worked as an editorial intern for MLB.com. He has interests in football, basketball, and various forms of pop culture.