Rafael Nadal Fan-Girl Serena Williams, Who Paid the Sweetest ‘Pet’ Tribute to Him, Once Left a Similar Roger Federer Request to Fate

The American tennis legend, Serena Williams has always been creative when it comes to naming her pets. The 23-time singles Grand Slam champion previously surprised a slew of people when she revealed that she named her dog, “Rafa”. She further revealed the reason behind naming her dog after the Spanish tennis legend, Rafael Nadal. Williams stated that she has always admired him as a huge fan. However, Nadal isn’t the only player that has inspired Williams during her journey on the court.

Another name of the tennis great, Roger Federer came into Williams’ consideration when she was asked about naming her child. The tennis star surprised a lot of fans when she revealed that she might name her child after the Swiss tennis legend.

Serena Williams once thought of naming her child after Roger Federer

The 23-time singles Grand Slam champion previously conducted a Q and A session on her social media in order to converse with her fans. Serena Williams stated, “Today is Friday. I anyone feeling a quick #SerenaFriday ?? If so ask anything you want. I’m here and ready. Hurry before I get too busy. :)”

One of the fans, with his active online presence, took note of the Q and A session conducted by Wiliams. The fan joined the Q and A by asking, “@serenawilliams hi! will u be naming ur child after roger since chip is named after rafa?? ;p #serenafriday”

The American tennis legend surprised a number of fans when she named her Yorkshire terrier, named Christopher “Chip” after the Spanish tennis star. Notably, the fan was quite intrigued that Williams might again surprise everyone by naming her child after another tennis great, Roger Federer.

The American tennis player further took note of the hilarious question asked during the Q and A session. She answered by stating, “Ha who knows RT “

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However, the former Australian Open champion later gave birth to a daughter and she named her Olympia.

Williams previously revealed the reason behind naming her Olympia

The tennis star shares an adorable little daughter with the American entrepreneur, Alexis Ohanian. . During a popular show, Williams once revealed the reason behind naming her daughter, Olympia.  The couple wanted to give her a name that means strong.

As a result, they searched a slew of synonyms of the word “strong” in order to come up with a good name for their daughter. Williams added that she finally came up with the inspiring name Olympia. She wanted a name that will inspire her throughout her journey on the court.

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