From Compton to US Open – The Glorious Journey of Venus and Serena Williams

Every sport has some players that surpass the limit and touch the lives outside it. Venus and Serena Williams are one of those players. They are recognized and idolized all over the world. Born to Richard Williams and Oracene Price, the two ladies stormed tennis and dominated it for years.

Though some outside tennis might get confused, as it is rare to have two gems from the same family at the same time. Therefore, let’s start from the very beginning.

Venus and Serena Williams’ origin

Speaking of their origin, Richard Williams promised himself to give his daughters a secure and bright future, and in order to do that, he chose the sport that caters to many sports enthusiasts. Thereafter, alongside the world-renowned tennis coach Rick Macci, he trained Venus and Serena with professional tennis as his goal.

Williams’ ways were quite different. He decided to not push the duo into the pit of junior tournaments. Rather, he let them enhance their skills sets in training courts and gave tennis two of its best players.

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The elder debuted in 1994 and a year after the 23 times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams entered the tours. While Venus, after fighting for equal prize money at Wimbledon, brought her first Grand Slam in 2000, Serena’s reign had already begun. She, in just four years, developed herself enough to snatch former champion Martina Hingis’ trophy in the 1999 US Open.

Williams sisters’ journey

Both the tennis aces ruled the courts in the 2000s and often met each other in the finals of major tournaments. Venus claimed five titles in the grass courts of London and two in the US Open during her peak. Though she couldn’t use her prowess to the fullest because of an autoimmune disorder known as Sjögren’s syndrome. The syndrome causes dry eyes, dry mouth initially and then leads to rheumatoid arthritis.

The former World No.1 has 49 singles and 22 doubles titles under her name. Further, her best performance came in the 2017 Australian Open. There she made up to finals but lost the title to her younger sister. Speaking of Serena, she has claimed 73 singles and 23 doubles titles and is just one Grand Slam away from touching Margaret Court’s all time record. In addition, they have brought America eight Olympic gold medals over the years.

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Currently, the Williams duo is gearing up for the last Grand Slam of this season. The upcoming US Open will be the 40-year-old Serena’s last tournaments. She will say goodbye to professional tennis after playing for her seventh title in the hard courts of America.