The tranquil setting of Indian Wells, that Southern California tennis haven, was now the center of controversy. Venus had withdrawn from her scheduled semifinal against Serena just four minutes before it began, prompting anger among fans who had come to watch the two greatest players in the world. On the day of the final, “As I walked out onto the court, the crowd immediately started jeering and booing,” Serena told time.com in announcing her decision to return. Serena has now chosen to rise above the specter of injustice, and she is using her comeback to raise money for the Equal Justice Initiative, an organization built to aid indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair legal representation. [...] it’s up to the patrons of Indian Wells to welcome back the face of women’s tennis, mature and forgiving, in a most admirable state of mind.

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