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Serena Williams was at the center of one of the most polarizing sporting moments of 2018 when she called referee Carlos Ramos a "thief" for his US Open loss to Naomi Osaka.
She is also the woman of the year 2018, according to GQ.
Williams, 23-time Grand Slam champion and returned to court this year after the birth of her daughter in September 2017, Williams appeared on the cover of the magazine this week. The 37-year-old tennis star has been named alongside actors Henry Golding, Jonah Hill and Michael B. Jordan as part of the GQ Trophy for Men and Women's magazine of the year.
Williams' cover, in particular, was controversial because it featured the title of "Woman of the Year" with "Woman's" quotes – a gesture that GQ says is purely artistic but that some have considered disrespectful to Williams. The typography of the cover was actually handwritten by the designer Virgil Abloh, who uses quotation marks in his creations. Abloh teamed up with Nike and Williams for her outfit at the US Open, which stars "Serena" in quotes on her sneakers and "Logo" on her tutu dress.
Questions aside, the honors place Serena as one of the icons of his sport, even after one of the most controversial moments of his career.
The six-time champion of the US Open was bedridden for six weeks after pregnancy in 2017 and had a difficult start in 2018, with early departures early in the year. Then she wHe fired a Roland Garros bout with Maria Sharapova Following an injury to the pectoral sector, he entered Wimbledon with only a No. 25 ranking despite six career victories. Williams, however, finished the year on a climb, qualifying for the Wimbledon final and doing the same at the US Open.
In August, she easily topped the Forbes list among the highest paid female athletes, confirming its value as one of the most marketable names in the sport.
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