Serena Williams fans were rightly upset when they saw their queen on the cover of one of GQ Man of the Year covers, released Monday.

One of the covers showed Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, posing in a black bodysuit with a Chanel belt and the words "Woman of the Year 2018" in title characters with the word "Men" crossed out. Some fans contested the word "Woman", which was offset by quotes.

Williams was judged in her career by those who blamed her for being too muscular and strong, so what appeared to be a blame against her on the cover of GQ drew attention.

In one Reddit letter Last year, Williams wrote, "I was called man because I looked strong outwardly. It is said that I use drugs (no, I have always had too much integrity to drive me dishonestly in order to gain an advantage). It was said that I did not belong to women's sport – but to the masculine – because I look stronger than many other women. (No, I'm just working hard and I'm born with this body of tough guy and are proud of it). "

According to a tweet from Mick Rouse, head of research at GQ, the text was handwritten by off-white designer Virgil Abloh. Abloh uses quotation marks in his style, as shown by the "Queen" collection in which Abloh collaborated with Williams for Nike. Tennis fans will remember that Serena's US Open dress this year had a swoosh with "LOGO" printed on his left shoulder and "SERENA" on his left sleeve.