Serena Williams Wasn’t Afraid to Insult 7 ft Shaquille O’Neal to His Face in an Athletic Display from 2009

Known for his boisterous on-court antics, Shaquille O’Neal once faced insults from Serena Williams. Talking about domination in sports, in terms of physical strength and achievements, Shaq and Serena Williams will be definitely on that list. And what a spectacle for the world to behold when two premier athletes meet and play.

Shaq was spotted on the court in 2009. But this time it was a tennis court, and on the opposite end was 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams. It’s not every day that you see 7-foot-1 Shaq in tennis attire wielding a racket.

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Shaq’s size gave the tennis racket the appearance of a table tennis racket. And the most upbeat thing was witnessing Shaq grunting while hitting his shots, imitating popular tennis players. It was also one of the highlight moments of the video.

Serena Williams had the last laugh in her match against Shaquille O’Neal

Williams and Shaq were seen playing tennis in this rare video. When Williams hit the first shot, while returning Shaq launched the ball high into the sky. Following the shots came a funny grunt. Then appeared a rally of 3 shots, after which Williams wanted Shaq to move across the court. Then Shaq gave the excuse that he doesn’t play tennis. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers legend said, “I just hit over that twice.” Williams, clearly not impressed with Shaq’s response, had a short nonchalant response, “Anyone can do that.” 

Afterwards, Shaq was seen running back and forth on the court. And Williams commanded him to grunt louder. Soon Shaq showed his strength and started hitting the balls with his full strength. And following the shots comes the classic Shaquille O’Neal grunt. Even Williams was impressed with it. But in the end, Williams had the last laugh because she gave a short return and Shaq was unable to get under the ball.

Further, Williams said, “they’re gonna run you, you just can’t move side to side.” And the video ended with Serena Williams complimenting Shaq by saying, “he’s on his way to glory, ”  

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