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Have you seen Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery on Netflix? If you have, then you might have seen the 2-minute appearance of the American tennis legend Serena Williams in the movie, which surprised everyone. However, that didn’t help the 23-time Grand Slam champion to be invited to the 2023 Academy Awards. Now, in a poll created by ESPN, concerning the best acting performance by an athlete, Serena was pitted against other stars like LeBron James, Anthony Edwards, Michael Jordan, and others. So, who did the fans choose?

The 23-time Grand Slam champion surprised everyone with her cameo in Glass Onion. In the Netflix movie, she was seen playing the role of a personal trainer and appeared in a gym scene where she was seen giving personal training sessions to the actor.

Is Serena Williams’ cameo the best acting performance by an athlete?

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As the Oscars are around the corner, the ESPN official Twitter page shared a poll for sports fans about the best acting performance by an athlete. And asked fans a very simple question: who has given the best performance on the screen?

To represent the tennis world in this category, we have the former world number one, Serena Williams, for her brilliant cameo as a personal trainer. Additionally, from the NBA world, there are three nominees, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, and Michael Jordan, for their respective cameos. Seeing the poll nominees and choosing the winner for this particular category will be hard, no doubt.

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Who did fans prefer the most?

Most of the comments went for the former WWE wrestler turned actor, Dave Bautista. For his role in Guardians of the Galaxy, no doubt he has done a commendable job. Tennis fans, on the other hand, may be disappointed to see their favourite player being ignored by other sports fans for her cameo.

Here are some comments.

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Every individual athlete listed has given their best performance, irrespective of who they are in real life. Last year, the biopic about her father garnered six Oscar nominations..

The 2022 Oscars turned out to be a memorable evening for the William sisters. As ‘King Richard’ won the Oscar in the best actor category, and the actor who played the role of Williams’ father claimed the biggest award of his acting career.

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Notably, the 23-time Grand Slam champion was not seen on the Oscar red carpet this year.