‘Trying to Get Her to Look at the Camera’ – Serena Williams Reminisces Olympia’s First-Ever Photoshoot With Vogue

The 23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams, dropped some massive news regarding her retirement earlier this week. She will play her last tournament at the US Open later this month. Earlier, she announced the news in Vogue magazine, which garnered plenty of reactions from fans on social media.

Meanwhile, she recently appeared in an interview with Vogue where she opened up about some of the pictures of hers, taken for the magazine. In one of the pictures, we saw Serena holding her baby daughter Olympia, as she talked about her experience shooting with Olympia for the very first time.

Serena Williams opens up about Olympia’s first cover photoshoot for Vogue

During the Vogue interview, Serena talked about the importance of Olympia’s first cover photoshoot. Also, she talked about having a hard time shooting with a baby.

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“This was Olympia’s first Vogue cover cause it was very important for us… for me… for her to have a Vogue cover. At that point, Olympia was so small and people were like, trying to get her to look at the camera. So, I think her eye line isn’t exactly to the camera. It’s a little bit sideways but we were happy with that and we took it, cause we were like, this is a big win for us,” Serena revealed. 

Notably, Olympia is about to be five years old, as she has become much more popular on social media. Moreover, she appeared on the latest cover of Vogue as well, along with her mother Serena.

Olympia to become a big sister soon?

In her essay, Serena wrote about having another child, as Olympia wanted to become a big sister. Interestingly, she doesn’t want a brother. Notably, this was one of the major reasons Serena is taking such a big decision regarding her retirement.

Watch This Story: Serena Williams’ retirement news shot up ticket sales at the US Open

Meanwhile, Serena Williams recently lost in the round of 32 at the National Bank Open, and teared-up while saying goodbye to the Toronto crowd. Serena will play at the Cincinnati Open next, which will be the last tournament before she plays at the US Open 2022.

Notably, the ticket sales at the US Open have increased massively after Serena’s announcement. Although the US Open draw is not out yet, fans are lining up to get tickets for the opening night. Fans are hoping that Serena plays on the opening night and goes all the way in the tournament.