Meghan Markle Is Being Blamed for Serena Williams Losing the U.S. Open
Markle is being called a “jinx.”
Over the weekend, Meghan Markle flew across the ocean to support her bestie Serena Williams at the 2019 U.S. Open in New York — a match she ultimately lost to 19-year-old Canadian player Bianca Andreescu. Williams was nothing but gracious about her loss, and Markle was nothing but supportive to her friend, cheering her on from Serena’s box and chatting with Serena’s coach as well as her husband, Alexis Ohanian. (Not to mention, Markle looked super autumnal in a J.Crew denim dress, Victoria Beckham aviators, and loose waves that I’ll be copying all season.)
But this is the Duchess of Sussex we’re talking about, so of course, royal haters on Twitter have decided to hold Markle responsible for Williams’s loss, calling her a “jinx.” Their reasoning? Markle also happened to be courtside during Wimbledon earlier this year, where Williams also lost.
“Dear Meghan Markle please stop attending Serena’s finals matches. You are a jinx. Signed fans who are not her friends,” tweeted one person, per Cosmo. Many others shared similar sentiments.
Sumatra Thompson
@sumatrat
Dear Meghan Markle please stop attending Serena’s finals matches. You are a jinx. Signed fans who are not her friends.
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7:05 PM - Sep 7, 2019
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Jihan
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Okay, nerves are settled. Also, Spike Lee & Serena are in matching purples so maybe everything's gonna be okay.
Jihan
@jin_crow
I'm not saying, entirely, that Duchess Meghan is a jinx, but Serena's lost every finals match she's attended ever since she became a princess...
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4:33 PM - Sep 7, 2019
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Meghan. Duchess. Love you so much. Really do. Are you a jinx though?????? Has she been at most of the losses?
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F Dain
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How touching the Duchess Meghan Markle came to the U.S. Open to jinx Serena Williams. Serena was warned she was a bad omen she just used the Open to flee her disfavor at home. @usopen @serenawilliams #Megxit
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Of course, the entire premise is utterly ludicrous, and thankfully many people are coming to the Duchess’s defense. “Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle is branded as ‘JINX’ after her court side presence in yet another grand slam final where Serena lost..and we say that we live in 21st Century..DISGUSTING,” one person tweeted. Another person joked, “Meghan Markle is as much of a jinx on sports as Drake is.” (For those who have forgotten, there was a brief period in 2015 when Drake and Serena were rumored to be dating, and he was also blamed for a few of Serena’s losses.)
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Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle is branded as”JINX” after her court side presence in yet another grand slam final where Serena lost..and we say that we live in 21st Century..DISGUSTING
5:10 AM - Sep 8, 2019
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I’m not #MeghanMarkle biggest fan... but come on... calling her a jinx is a little bit far... give her a day off
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Trenton
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Meghan Markle is as much of a jinx on sports as Drake is.
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Sally-Anne Hurley
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Things people are criticising #MeghanMarkle for today: for supporting an American tennis player over one who is part of the Commonwealth; being a jinx to Serena Williams. Some of you actually suck at being human beings, you realise this right?
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As if that wasn’t enough, Markle is also (unsurprisingly) being mom-shamed yet again, this time for her decision to attend the U.S. Open, mainly because it included traveling to New York without her baby. As Cosmo noted, several people took to Instagram to criticize her decision, penning comments like, “What kind of mother leaves their 4 month old baby at home to go and watch the US open final which can easily be watched on tv?” while another wrote, “Which decent mother is going to fly halfway around the world leaving their young baby behind for a fickle thing like a so call [sic] friend tennis match.”
Yet another wrote, “You must really love your baby leaving it to go to NY to watch tennis.”
Needless to say, we’re sure baby Archie is doing just fine back home with his more-than-capable dad, and Markle is more than deserving of spending time with her friends. Meanwhile, Williams took full responsibility for the outcome of the match, saying frankly in a post-match press conference that she simply didn’t play her best on Saturday.
“I believe I could have played better,” she said. “I believe I could have done more. I believe I could have just been more Serena today.”
And if you needed more proof that Markle was nothing if not a great cheerleader no matter the outcome of the match, just take a look at these pics:
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