“Empowering Young Women Athletes”: Serena Williams Details Motive of New Campaign

In the women’s game, Serena Williams has been an instrumental force. Over the years, she has dominated scenes and carried the sport forward. She has ruled the scenes both on and off the tennis courts. The American legend still continues to fight for the biggest prizes in the sport. 

Along with her on court success, Serena has always championed noble causes off court as well. The athlete has, on multiple occassions, used her platform and her influence to highlight issues in society that go unadressed.   

Serena talks about new campaign

Recently, Serena Williams joined hands with Secret for a campaign, Just #WatchMe. It is for a social cause of helping girls who are underprivileged and cannot pursue their liking for sports. The campaign focuses especially on girls as they faces tougher challenges as compared to boys. 

The 23-time Major winner spoke on this and stated, “The campaign is focused on improving the statistics of young girls dropping out of sports at twice the rate of young boys, due to, as you mentioned, issues surrounding underfunding and underrepresentation. [It’s all about] empowering young women athletes to keep going in the sports they love, and it really encourages everyone to show up and “just watch” these athletes.”

Serena Williams was not her usual self this season 

Reflecting on her season, Williams competed in Melbourne at the Australian Open. However, she came as far as the semifinal and ended up losing to eventual winner, Naomi Osaka. After that, she was not seen for a while and came back directly for the clay event in Rome. 

Her performances on the clay this season have been below par. At the French Open, she ended up losing in the fourth round. Prior to the Wimbledon Championships, she did not feature in any warmup event. At the Wimbledon Championships, she withdrew herself during the first-round match as she sprained her ankle. 

She decided to skip the US Open as she was nursing a hamstring injury. We hope she recovers soon and is seen on the courts competing for the biggest prizes in the game.

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