In the world of tennis, young and aspiring players often take inspiration from the veterans out there and look to emulate the success that they once achieved during their prime in the sport. This has also been the case with the aspiring tennis sensation, Alycia Parks. There is no doubt that her admiration for her idol Serena Williams is ever-growing. However, her approach to following her idol has been a little unique.

In a recent interview, she revealed her unique approach to emulating her idol on the tennis court. While the likes of her compatriot Coco Gauff revealed her admiration for both Novak Djokovic and the younger Williams sister, Parks seemed to side with the Serbian legend while choosing Serena.

Alycia Parks prefers Serena Williams over Novak Djokovic

In a recent revelation, Alycia Parks revealed her admiration for Serena Williams. When it comes to learning from the best in tennis, she isn’t so much into copying practice routines. But, what she likes to do is that she watches Serena Williams play and then try to learn from her.

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Unlike some players who study specific practice methods, Parks prefers seeing Serena’s brilliant strategy during actual matches. For her, watching Serena in action is a way to learn and improve her own game. She further added that she recently got a chance to watch a game of Serena Williams which helped her learn a lot.

“I would say not so much practice. I like to watch Serena’s matches, which I actually ran across one of her matches maybe two days ago. But I think Serena, yeah, I like to watch her matches a lot,” said Parks in the interview.

While many prefer to copy the routines during their practice, Parks offers a completely different perspective. Even though Parks considers Serena Williams as her long-time idol, there was a time in her life when she did not even know who actually Serena and Venus Williams were.

Parks did not know who Venus and Serena Williams were while starting her tennis journey

Due to her sensational gameplay, Alycia Parks has earned a lot of recognition from fans and tennis pundits. So much so, that they have also started comparing her with the likes of the Williams sisters. However, recalling her time when she started to play tennis, she did not even know who Serena and Venus Williams were.

“I think it’s so weird how they compare us, because when I started tennis, I didn’t really know who Venus and Serena were,” said Parks in the interview.

With a bright future ahead of her, will she be able to emulate the likes of her idol and clinch her name into the history books? What are your thoughts on this? Do let us know in the comments below!

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