Tennis legend Serena Williams He says he was denied entry to a restaurant in Paris and sought out The Peninsula Rooftop in X.

“Oh my God @peninsulaparis I’ve been prevented from going up to the roof to eat at an empty restaurant in nicer places but never with my kids. Always a first,” Serena, 42, shared on Monday, August 5, with the hashtag “Olympics 2024.”

Serena and her husband have two daughters – Olympia, 6, and Adira, 11 months Alexis Ohanian.

The Peninsula Paris newspaper responded to the athlete’s claim with a comment under his post.

“Dear Ms. Williams, Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you have experienced tonight,” the diner began.

“Unfortunately, our rooftop bar was fully booked and the only empty table you see belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was fully booked,” they explained, explaining why they couldn’t accommodate him despite the open tables.

Fans were left stunned after the greatest female tennis player of all time was refused entry to a restaurant with her family despite claims she had a reservation.

“Who wouldn’t make room for the queen?” one asked, while another wrote: “Glad you didn’t have to spend money there.”

“You could buy the whole damn place,” one fan joked of Serena’s vast fortune, while another said: “You’re better off not going, the food is mediocre – I’ve had to pay for it a few times unfortunately,” adding that she had escaped danger.

One person tried to console the star, writing, “I’m sorry for what happened to you. They should have been honored to have you,” while another wondered, “How does SERENA WILLIAMS get rejected anywhere?? Especially during the Olympics???”

Although Serena retired from competitive tennis in 2022, she won four gold medals during her illustrious career; she won as the women’s singles champion at the 2012 London Olympics and won doubles gold alongside her sister. Venus Williams At the 2000 Sydney Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics.

The 23-time grand slam champion is such a beloved Olympic icon that she was chosen to help carry the torch on its final leg on a boat down the Seine River at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26. She was joined by other tennis greats Rafael Nadalnine-time gold medalist track star Carl Lewis and gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci.

Serena later joked about the emotional but rainy trip, writing on X: “From being part of the amazing Opening Ceremony at the Paris Olympics to riding on a boat in the rain – and it was pouring! So much so that my eyelashes practically fell out.”

The seven-time Wimbledon champion attended a number of events while in Paris. Alexis and Olympia also accompanied her Simone Biles She led Team USA to the women’s team all-around gymnastics gold medal on July 30. She also participated in the men’s tennis final at Roland Garros on Sunday, August 4, and Novak Djokovic hit Carlos Alcaraz For the gold medal.

Serena announced her retirement from competitive tennis in an article she wrote in August 2022 FashionHer last tournament was the US Open the following month.

“I’ve never liked the word retirement. It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I was thinking of it as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use it because it means something very special and important to a community,” she wrote. “Perhaps the best word to describe what I do is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’ve evolved away from tennis and into other things that are important to me.”