Introspective Serena Williams Embraces Role Model Chance in Indian Wells Return

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — She’s spoken out before. Well, shouted out. At a linesperson during the 2009 U.S. Open. Endless invective. Serena Williams was never afraid to show her passion. Or now after years of boycotting one of the more important tennis tournaments in the world, her compassion. The incident lives here in the California desert of the baronial estates and well-watered fairways east of Palm Springs. Fourteen years and nobody has forgotten. Including Serena and Venus Williams, the ...