Speaking to Sean Gregory of TIME as part of its annual 100 Most Influential People list, Williams explained she would have been banned for 20 years if she had failed a PED test like Jannik Sinner did. "If I did that, I would have gotten 20 years. Let's be honest," she said. "I would have gotten Grand Slams taken away from me."

Tennis legend Serena Williams knows as well as anyone the pressure professional athletes are under, but she is also well aware of the double standards and favoritism that can come with the career, too.