‘Not in the Spotlight’ – Serena Williams’ Harder Route to Glory as Compared to Big Sister Venus Dissected by Former Coach

When it comes to modern-day tennis, there’s hardly anyone who’ll not recognize the deadly duo of Serena Williams and her elder sister Venus Williams. Throughout their years as professional players, they were known to cause havoc on the court and took the world by storm. However, being the younger of the two, Serena always had to go through a lot of challenges.

Reflecting on this, Rennae Stubbs, who is also the former coach of Serena Williams revealed how the young one faced a lot of pressure. Serena always wanted to get out of the shadow of her sister.

Rennae Stubbs reveals why Serena Williams faced greater pressure than Venus Williams

In a recent revelation, Rennae Stubbs talked about Serena and Venus Williams, shedding light on why Serena faced more pressure throughout their careers. Stubbs highlighted that Venus, as the elder sister, often claimed the spotlight. This left Serena in the shadows which cultivated a feeling of being overlooked. Being the younger sister, she often faced the challenge of coming out of the shadow of her sister.

Stubbs thinks this made Serena a bit competitive and gave her a feeling of needing to prove herself. Being the second child, Serena might have felt like she had something to prove because everyone paid more attention to Venus.

“Serena had it more than Venus because she was also the smallest sister and she was always in there for a long time. It was very much it not in the spotlight. Venus had all the spotlight on her and Serena was just the little sister. And I think Serena had a bit of a chip on her shoulder because Venus was getting all the attention. It was the older one and didn’t. No one was really looking at her. And so I think that chip was that was born due to the fact that she was born second in the family,” said Stubbs in her podcast.

Thus, throughout her journey from a young player to a professional player, Serena thought that she had to prove something to the world and get out of the shadow of being the younger sister. However, her hard work helped her reach the top as she managed to clinch 23 grand slams to her name.

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That being said, both the players had an exceptional tennis career. While they both managed to land glory to their name, Serena was certainly a clear winner among the two, despite being in the shadow of her elder sister. Let’s look at the stats of both players to have a better understanding.

Serena vs Venus Williams: Who is a clear winner among the two?

When it comes to the stats, Serena is a clear winner among the two. However, Venus’ impact on the life of her little sister can’t be overlooked. While both players managed to hold the top spot in the WTA rankings, it was Serena who did it for a longer time.

When it comes to the grand slams, Serena tops the chart with 23 to her name. On the other hand, Venus has 7 grand slams. Also, the singles titles pretty much reveal the dominance that Serena once displayed. While Serena has 73 WTA titles, Venus has 49 titles. On the other hand, Venus falls just one short when it comes to the doubles title with Serena leading the pack with 23 titles.

Thus, both Serena and Venus Williams were clear forces when it came to dominance in tennis. Despite playing under the shadow of her elder sister and facing a lot of pressure throughout, she always found a way to come out on top and make the best use of her game.

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