'Bare-all' Venus blames bum deal genetics

PARIS - Venus Williams insists she doesn't take to the court intending to titillate male spectators and says her outfits only generate attention due to the assets nature gave her.

Venus has taken to the court at the French Open this week sporting a racy black dress with red trim and skin-colored underwear.

Asked if her aim was to excite the imagination of male fans, she replied: "That was never the objective. It all started in Australia with the slits and it was about wearing a dress that looks like you have these slits with bareness (underneath)," said the world No 2.