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Former World No.1 Serena Williams has joined the long list of celebrities to take up Roger Federer‘s at-home challenge. The American couldn’t pass up the opportunity and took up the challenge with a racquet given to her by Federer himself. Did Williams pass the challenge? Let’s see.

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Recently, Federer came up with a unique solo drill at home where he was standing just inches from a wall and hitting fast volleys against the wall. The Swiss maestro also tagged various celebrities to take up the challenge and post their videos on social media.

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“I won’t give up” – Serena Williams

Many celebrities and fans accepted Federer’s challenge and posted their training routine while staying within the boundaries of their home. Serena Williams has also responded with the video and posted a clip of herself performing the exercise with extreme dedication.

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“I am on day three, or four or five. I don’t know. What I know is that I am still doing this challenge. I am at 6 billion, 743 million or trillion. I don’t know some billions. It’s just been a long time. I’m hungry, I’m tired, I’m thirsty. But I won’t give up,” she said while doing the solo drill.

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“The only reason I am doing this well is because I am using the racquet Roger gave me three years ago at the Hopman Cup. It’s magic. It’s amazing. I am tired,  I am dizzy but I am gonna be here holding on,” she added.

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As the human race has been confined to their home due to the coronavirus outbreak, tennis stars are coming with various exciting challenges to keep themselves engaged and provide entertainment to their fans. This also provides gigglesome conversations between these top stars on social media.

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Starting off as a tennis author in 2018, Varun Khanna has gone on to contribute to EssentiallySports in various capacities. After setting up interviews with the likes of Serena Williams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou, Alizé Cornet, and Noah Rubin, Varun is now part of all major ATP and WTA press conferences and has gone on to pen more than 1300 articles for EssentiallySports. He now heads the tennis and NBA division of the organization. While writing remains a passion for him, Varun has branched out into the marketing and communications department of EssentiallySports as well. When he wants to relax, Varun doesn’t have to venture away from tennis and NBA; he simply tunes in to Rafael Nadal and Michael Jordan’s exploits in their respective sports, past and present.

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