In 2016, Venus Williams has been fined $5,000 by tournament organizers for skipping the news conference after her first-round exit at the Australian Open.
Williams’ breach came after a similar incident at the 2015 French Open, when she was slammed with a $3,000 fine for skipping her press commitments following another first-round loss, that time to fellow American Sloane Stephens.
In 2010, she and Serena were fined $4,000 each for a media no-show following a doubles match.
In the news: A police report says that Venus Williams is responsible for a car accident earlier this month in Florida, which caused injuries to a 78-year-old man who later died.
The Palm Beach Gardens Police report states the accident occurred on June 9 in Palm Beach Gardens and the victim, Jerome Barson, was a passenger in a car that was driven by his wife, Linda Barson. Read the full report at CNN.