Mark Knight’s Serena Williams cartoon cleared by press watchdog

A controversial Mark Knight cartoon depicting Serena Williams on a tennis court with a broken tennis racquet and pacifier has been cleared by the press watchdog.

The Herald Sun’s cartoon from September 10, which referred to an incident during a tennis match between Williams and Naomi Osaka, received international coverage and scrutiny by outlets and celebrities including author J K Rowling.

The cartoon did not breach Press Council guidlines

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