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The French Open's Banning of Serena Williams's Catsuit Defies Explanation

Serena Williams may be the GOAT. But at the 2018 French Open, she associated herself with another animal. You may recall that she came to the tournament—her first Major since giving birth—clad in a catsuit.

Of course you recall that. It was one of the stories and enduring images of the tournament.

It wasn’t simply a bit of daring fashion inspiration.

For Serena, the attire was a mix of form and function. It was practical. As she put it at the time: "I've had a lot of problems with my blood clots, God I don't know how many I've had in the past 12 months.