A year after giving birth to her baby daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., under some terrifying circumstances, Serena Williams is back and taking over the tennis court at the U.S. Open. On Thursday, September 6, she defeated Anastasija Sevastova to move on to the final on Saturday, and no one celebrated harder than her biggest…
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When Serena Williams competed against her sister Venus Williams at the 2018 U.S. Open on Friday, she had some special fans in the stands: former San Francisco 49ers teammates Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid, who are known for spearheading protests in the NFL against police brutality and racial inequality. Although she didn’t know they were…
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Nike’s latest advertisement will give you both goosebumps and teary eyes. Why? Because it features a home video of a young Serena Williams training with her dad and first trainer, Richard. The ad, entitled “Voice of Belief,” begins with vintage footage of the tennis icon and her father training at a tennis court, filmed when…
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Serena Williams, greatest athlete of our time, has finally spoken about French Tennis Federation’s recently announced ban against the Nike catsuit she wore to compete in the French Open in May 2018. Williams’ catsuit for the tournament, her first after giving birth to her daughter last year, had a specific purpose: It was engineered to…
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Serena Williams is basically a superhero, given that she played the French Open in May, her first tournament since giving birth to her daughter in September 2017. Williams did so in a black bodysuit designed especially for her by Nike. Although it looked great—and Williams is known for her on-the-court style—it had a health-related purpose:…
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As Serena Williams gears up for her next Grand Slam tournament—the U.S. Open in New York—she continues to prove that she is the greatest athlete of all time by topping Forbes‘ list of highest paid female athletes, despite only earning $62,000 in prize money over the past 12 months. Obviously, Williams’ straight-from-tennis earnings would be…
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