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WATCH: Rare Video Shows Heartening Embrace Between Tiger Woods and Serena Williams

Published 09/01/2022, 8:56 AM EDT

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The world of sports has its sight set at the 2022 US Open, where the great Serena Williams is competing in her final Grand Slam. To bid farewell to the legend, several celebrities and athletes from different sports can be seen at the main court of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. In the most recent video shared from New York, we see the golf legend, Tiger Woods, embrace his good friend Serena after her 2nd round match.

Serena Williams and Tiger Woods have always had a great relationship. Both stars have been seen in the past supporting each other during their respective sporting events. Moreover, it was Woods who motivated the 4o-year-old to return to Tennis.

After a 27-year-long professional career with 23 Grand Slams on her resume, Woods decided to fly to New York to support his friend in the final Grand Slam of her career. Let’s take a look at the heartwarming video of the legends.

Tiger Woods supports Serena Williams

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On Tuesday night, in a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium, Serena defeated Anett Kontaveit with a score of 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 to move forward to the third round of her final Grand slam. In the stands, the 40-year-old was been supported and cheered by Tiger Woods who was sitting next to Serena’s sister, Venus Williams.

However, after her big win against the Tournament’s 2nd seeded, Serena was embraced by Tiger. The heartwarming moment touched the hearts of a lot of people.

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The close bond among the greats, depicts their trust in each other. Over the years, their relationship has only gotten stronger because of their long-time contract with Nike. But the best example of their relationship can be described with the most recent story shared by Serena in her Vogue interview.

Tiger gives Serena advice

Ahead of the 2022 US Open, Serena Williams revealed that, when she was considering leaving tennis, she went to Woods for guidance. The tennis star also gave Tiger the highest praise of respect for his involvement in her career.

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Serena said, “He’s Tiger, and he was adamant that I be a beast the same way he is! He said, ‘Serena, what if you just gave it two weeks? You don’t have to commit to anything. You just go out on the court every day for two weeks and give it your all and see what happens.’ I said, ‘All right, I think I can do that.’ ”

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The tennis legend reportedly waited for another month before Tiger Woods’ advice and returning to the court. Now, in the last dance of her career, her closest friend was right by her side in the quest for her 24th Grand Slam.

Serena Williams will face the Australian Ajla Tomljanović in the third round. With every game being considered the final game of her career, Williams will surely give it all to win the historic 24th Gram Slam title.

How far will Serena Williams go in the 2022 US Open? Let us know in the comments section below!

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Abdul Bari Khan

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Abdul Bari is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Abdul is currently pursuing his Master’s in the same. With great affection for the world of sports, this avid golf lover turned to the course at a young age.
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Manaal Siddiqui

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