Serena Williams is all set to share her life story through a unique initiative. Along with ESPN, the American tennis legend is going to co-create a docuseries titled “In the Arena: Serena Williams”. After breaking the wonderful news at Disney Upfront, the Williams Multimedia Production House, which is in charge of this project, released a short teaser. It offered fans a little peek at what the docuseries will be like. Fans were pretty impressed by the preview. However, the review of one person, who was by her side throughout her tennis career, held more weight.
It was none other than her sister Venus Williams, who recently offered her thoughts on the trailer’s significance.
Venus Williams shares her views on the “In the Arena: Serena Williams” teaser
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The 41-year-old tennis player has spent a lot of time with her sister, both on and off the tennis court. From practising with their father to competing in Grand Slam finals against each other, they were always there for each other on the tennis court. And most recently, the sister of the 23-time Grand Slam champion opened up about her mixed emotions over her sister’s docuseries.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion took to her Instagram account and re-shared the docuseries trailer. Along with that, she wrote, “I would just like to say I wanted her to win. (Unless we played guilty)”. Just like a supportive sister, she just wanted to stand by her side and achieve greatness.
But after achieving greatness on the tennis court at such an early age, the iconic Williams sister duo was just trying to play. Nevertheless, even in the docuseries trailer, the 41-year-old shared how she started off her journey. And how people saw her in a different light, while she was just trying to be herself.
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Well, what made the eldest Williams’ sister extend her support to her younger sister’s life journey?
Williams’ worst curse turned into a blessing
The 23-time Grand Slam champion herself told a story of bravado in the teaser to motivate fans and explain how she came to be known as Serena. In addition, she described how everyone was just out to get her, and how what had first been a curse for her had turned out to be the ultimate blessing.
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She recalled how her opponents didn’t want her to win, since it was always about beating her on the tennis court, never about winning. But finally, more than they ever realized, these women pushed her, which improved her. They helped her to be what she is today and made her the Serena that millions love and cherish.
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