42-Year-Old Venus Williams Baffles Tennis Fans With a Weird Entry in Her Favorite Players List

The American tennis icon Venus Williams is arguably one of the greatest on the WTA circuit considering her on-court achievements. To reach such unprecedented heights, fans would have thought that the 7-time singles Grand Slam champion must have always looked up to other legendary tennis players. Proving them wrong, Venus has left the entire tennis community baffled when it comes to her favorite player.

The 42-year-old’s surprising revelation in the WTA bio has taken the internet by storm. Here’s what fans have to say about the American tennis legend’s choice.

The tennis community reacts to Venus Williams’ WTA bio

Taking note of the Venus’ list of her favorite activities, the renowned journalist, Blair Henley, expressed her views on her official Twitter handle. She said, “Apropos of absolutely nothing, the Venus Williams WTA bio is full of fun tidbits (guitar?), while also being a total flex (several books!).”

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Henley also added some screenshots of Venus Williams’ WTA bio in which she talked about her list that include her favorite books, places, and other things. In the same bio, the 42-year-old has also mentioned the names of her favorite tennis players. Some of the greatest of all time, including Pete Sampras, Boris Becker, and Monica Seles, were all part of her list.

While talking about the current generation, Venus previously revealed that her sister, Serena Williams, is her favorite tennis player. Notably, Serena’s name was there alongside Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Gael Monfils. She concluded her list with the name of the controversial Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic. Seeing Tomic’s name on her bio alongside the other tennis greats baffled fans on social media. Consequently, the tennis community swarmed the comments section to react to the tennis ace’s list.

One fan reacted by saying, “I’m more shocked that Bernard Tomic is one of her favorite players.”

Another fan commented, “Bernard Tomic??? That’s unexpected”

Meanwhile, some users suggested that a tennis duo of Venus and Bernard could feature at the mixed doubles category of the upcoming Grand Slam events. The fans said, “How about a Venus x Tomic mixed doubles at the next Wimbledon or AusOpen?”

Others reacted in a similar way,

What do you think of Venus Williams’ WTA bio that includes her favorite activities and her admiration for Bernard Tomic? Let us know in the comments section.