US Open Lets American Tennis Legend Venus Williams Find a ‘Woke’ Friend in 27YO ATP Star as the Two Bond Over ‘Mental Health’ in New York

For the former American tennis player, Noah Rubin, everything is coming together! In terms of handling mental health and getting support from tennis players around the world for the same cause. Ahead of the US Open, as the 27-year-old is leading the conversation on Behind the Racket, bringing mental stress into the focus, he might have found a fan from the tennis arena, finding his huge encouragement.

Well, recently, the 43-year-old American tennis star Venus Williams made a special appearance on Day 1 of the BTR and talked about his bond with Rubin over mental health. Let’s take a look at the seven-time Grand Slam champion’s impressive words about her fellow athlete.

Venus Williams shares her admiration for Noah Rubin 

As the former world number one tennis player has already arrived in New York to play the US Open, she attended the Behind the Racket event hosted by Rubin before the tournament. The 27-year-old professional pickleball player shared a series of insights and also shared a video in which the 43-year-old tennis star admired him for his work in terms of mental health struggles.

In that, she said, “We had an opportunity to meet each other, and we just kind of became friends in a very organic way, and he has really championed mental health in tennis. You know, long before it was like a thing to be a woke mental fitness world mental health world right now. So, he really pioneered it, and he was always so supportive of me and the things I was doing too, and I think that he is doing the right thing here.” 

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In addition, the seven-time Grand Slam champion also highlighted how the former tennis star’s fight for mental well-being started quite early. Now that he has grown older, he has definitely supported a lot of tennis players, including herself.

Well, this is not the first time she talked about the importance of mental happiness.

When Venus Williams stated the importance of mental wellbeing

Last year, in an interview with E! News, she talked about the million-dollar investment she made in a mental health startup to spread awareness about the same topic. The 43-year-old American tennis player highlighted how everyone should make mental health a priority to live their dream or just to live a regular, happy life.

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Further, she also added that being happy is one of the most underrated feelings and that people really don’t give more consideration to their mental health. Well, she has invested in more than two mental health startups in the past few years and has constantly talked about the topic, just like her younger sister, Serena Williams.

Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on Williams’ admiration for Rubin? Post your thoughts in the comment section below.