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Legendary American tennis player Serena Williams has been inspiring many tennis players throughout her career. Most of the young players idolize her due to her on-court achievements.

In 2016, we saw the young daughter of legendary boxer Mike Tyson, speaking very highly of Serena Williams, as she was a big fan of hers. Earlier in an interview, the boxer talked about how their lives have changed since his daughter became interested in tennis.

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Mike Tyson talked about his daughter wanting to become a tennis star

During a podcast with Serena Williams‘ former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, the legendary boxer, talked about his daughter, Milan’s incredible discipline at such a young age. Our whole life has changed over tennis. I thought we were doing well and everything and everything we were doing was making money, but that’s not bigger than my daughter playing tennis,” he said. 

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Later, Tyson talked about his daughter changing her lifestyle because of tennis. I see her transcending into something she would never have before if she hadn’t got involved in tennis… At 11/12 years old, she has confidence in herself. She is disciplined in her own. She gets up, cooks her meals, takes a shower and goes to the gym every day at 7 or 8am. She stays there until 4pm. She is very diligent and she wants to do this,” he further added. 

Notably, Mike Tyson has become a huge tennis fan since his daughter became interested in the sport. We often see him attending various tennis events in the US, including the US Open.

Mike Tyson’s daughter, Milan, met Serena Williams at Indian Wells 2016

In 2016, Mike Tyson brought his daughter to Indian Wells to see a tennis match live in a stadium. Moreover, they also met Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams during the event.

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During an interview, she talked about meeting her idol, Serena Williams. Speaking about meeting Serena, she said, “She said she really liked my hair, but she didn’t give me any advice.”

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In the same interview, she revealed she beat her father in a tennis match. Moreover, she promised to win the Indian Wells title in 2030.