The cartoonist who turned Serena Williams into an angry baby doesn't think his drawing is racist and says 'the world has just gone crazy'

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• Serena Williams was turned into a controversial cartoon on Monday.
• Williams lost the 2018 US Open women's final on Saturday after getting slapped with three code violations on court.
• Her behaviour was lampooned by Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight, who drew Williams as an angry baby with exaggerated features like oversized lips, a big nose, and wiry hair.
• Knight denies the cartoon is racist and says "the world has gone crazy."

The cartoonist who turned Serena Williams into an angry baby throwing a tantrum during the US Open final claimed his cartoon isn't about race and accused the world of going "crazy."

Mark Knight published a cartoon in Australian newspaper The Herald Sun on Monday that showed Williams with caricaturized features like oversized lips, a big nose, and wiry hair. She is seen jumping up and down by a broken racket and a pacifier.

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