Gladys Knight is Still Trending After She Was Misidentified as Dionne Warwick at U.S. Open

All the stars were out to see Serena.

After defeating Anett Kontaveit on Thursday, Serena Williams is set for a match against Ajla Tomljanović on Day 5 of the US Open. But people are still talking about her second round match, where the commentators made kind of a blunder when identifying some celebrities in the crowd. Not only was Tiger Woods in the crowd pumping his fist, legendary songstress Dionne Warwick was also in attendance.

At one point the cameras panned over to her, and she was incorrectly identified as singer Gladys Knight.

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Grammy Award-winning Motown legend Gladys Knight said she is not offended by being mistaken for fellow singer and actor Dionne Warwick after sports broadcasters misidentified the musicians during Wednesday’s U.S. Open match between Serena Williams and Anett Kontaveit.

“Dionne and I have been sisters for a long time, and I hope she is as honored to be mistaken for me as I would be her,” Knight said in a statement to NBC News. “I’m sure it was an honest mistake. It was a blessing to be in the house to see Serena’s greatness.”

Warwick, however had some fun over the gaffe.

“Hi, I’m Gladys Knight… and instead of taking that midnight train to Georgia, I won’t walk on by but will say a little prayer for you,” she tweeted. 

Chanda Rubin, a Black sports broadcaster and former tennis star, acknowledged in a tweet Wednesday night that she misidentified Warwick in the crowd of spectators, referring to her as Knight, who was also in attendance at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

We’ll see if the beautiful ladies show up to Serena’s 3rd round match tonight,  and if they’re correctly identified.

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