From Serena Williams Hope to ‘Match-Worn’ Andy Roddick Reality, Alexis Ohanian’s Lifelong Hobby Takes an Unexpected Turn

Serena Williams‘ husband, Alexis Ohanian is an avid collector of sports cards and a devoted sports enthusiast. Interestingly, he also takes delight in collecting cards that feature his wife, the WTA tennis legend herself. But apart from purchasing Williams’ rookie card for a long time now, for the past few years, he has also started collecting cards featuring another former tennis giant.

It’s none other than former World No. 1 Andy Roddick, who is also quite famous in the trading world. Recently, the 40-year-old American entrepreneur collected another card featuring the 2003 US Open champion in the hope of finding a Serena Williams card. However, his revelation gave birth to a new story.

Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, found an Andy Roddick rookie card 

Every now and then, the Reddit co-founder has openly talked about his love for collecting sports cards on social media. While most of them mostly feature his wife, this time he made a little change and collected another American tennis legend, Roddick’s rookie card.

Ohanian took to his Twitter account to share how, while he was searching for a card featuring his wife, he came across the 2003 US Open Champion’s reality as he got a match-worn card. He wrote, “Sure, I was hoping to pull one of the @SerenaWilliams autos, but not mad about this match-worn @andyroddick — will grade at PSA and send to my @Altxyzofficial vault.”

Ohanian also mentioned how excited he was to find the 40-year-old ATP star trading card and how he would give it a high PSA rating. Consequently, a high PSA rating indicates that the card is in outstanding condition; on the other hand, a low PSA indicates that the trading card’s condition has deteriorated. However, this is not the first time Ohanian collected a Roddick card.

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It was back in 2021 when the 23-time Grand Slam Champion’s husband collected his first Andy Roddick’s rookie card. The history that revolves around this card is more than just fascinating.

Ohanian first got his hands on Andy Roddick’s rookie card

Back in 2021, the 40-year-old American investor wanted an American hero card and opted for the 2003 US Open champion’s rookie card. After making that purchase, he took to his Twitter account to talk about how he started collecting cards featuring his wife, as he was not a huge tennis fan.

Further, he added how, with time, he has gained respect for the sport. So, he went for Andy Roddick’s card. Subsequently, he revealed that the card is from early 2005 and is very patriotic as it has a big American flag. But apart from that, he also admired the back of his basketball cap and tagged it as a good-looking card.

Even after going for Roddick’s card, Ohanian has always wished to create a record of having the most number of cards featuring Serena Williams, making his card collection range quite narrow. However, what do you think about Ohanian getting another tennis player’s rookie card? Post your comments in the space provided below.

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