Serena Williams calls out New York Times for using photo of sister Venus instead of her

Tennis legend Serena Williams has called out The New York Times after it published a photo of her sister Venus instead of her.

The American newspaper published a story about Serena Williams’s venture fund, but included a photo of Venus instead.

The incorrect photo was only published in print, and was not used for the online version of the story.

Serena Williams took a picture of the article and called out The New York Times on Twitter.

“No matter how far we come, we get reminded that it’s not enough,” she wrote. “This is why I raised $111m for Serena Ventures.

“To support the founders who are overlooked by engrained systems woefully unaware of their biases. Because even I am overlooked.”

The New York Times responded on Twitter, posting: “This was our mistake.”

“It was due to an error when selecting photos for the print edition, and it did not appear online. A correction will appear in tomorrow’s paper.”

No matter how far we come, we get reminded that it's not enough. This is why I raised $111M for @serenaventures. To support the founders who are overlooked by engrained systems woefully unaware of their biases. Because even I am overlooked. You can do better, @nytimes. pic.twitter.com/hvfCl5WUoz

The situation put a dampener on the news that Williams had raised $111million (£83m) for Serena Ventures, a firm that invests in founders and empowers them to “change the world.”

The 40-year-old had been left shocked after discovering that less than two percent of all venture capital money goes to women.

“I wanted to really bring diversity to VC in the way that I could,” Williams told Black Enterprise. “And the only way to change those numbers was to be the person writing the big checks.”

On its website, Serena Ventures proudly