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‘Embracing Retirement by Just Pumping the Alcohol’ – $250 Million Worth Serena Williams’ Latest Branding Move Inspires Ex-coach

Published 02/14/2023, 6:50 AM EST

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This Super Bowl season has caught the attention of the entire sports community, and the tennis realm wasn’t spared. With Serena Williams being featured in one of the Super Bowl commercials, many tennis fans expressed their astonishment over the same. Even the American tennis legend’s former coach Rennae Stubbs was quite surprised seeing her in a liquor commercial during such a renowned sporting event.

The 51-year-old expressed her opinion about the advertisement while offering a piece of advice to Williams. Stubbs also gave a little insider of her conversation with the Queen of the Court. Here’s what the tennis coach said:

Rennae Stubbs talks about Serena Williams’ Super Bowl commercial

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Stubbs was recently featured in her podcast, ‘The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast,‘ with the Racquet co-founder Caitlin Thompson, in which she discussed the NFL season. Meanwhile, the conversation moved to the American tennis legend’s Super Bowl advertisement with the renowned liquor brand, Cognac house Remy Martin. In the ad, Serena Williams was spotted taking up a coaching role and later she was holding a glass of Remy Martin.

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It has already caught the attention of the entire tennis community, including her former coach, Rennae Stubbs. Speaking about the same, she said, “God bless her, and I said, isn’t it nice that she’s fully embracing retirement by just pumping the alcohol”.

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Meanwhile, Caitlin Thompson also pointed out Williams’ golfing skills, as she was also spotted playing a different sport in another Super Bowl advertisement for Michelob Ultra. Stubbs later opened up about a little insider information with Williams. She said that she texted the 41-year-old former tennis star saying that she coached her after that. She said, “I didn’t understand the commercials a bit weird because she’s like coaching and then and then it just goes ‘have a Remy Martin’. Like, I was like, what?”

Later, Stubbs also offered a piece of advice to Williams, considering her latest antics in the Super Bowl liquor advertisement. She said, “You know what she should have done what all coaches do, which is give the speech, you know, and they all go out and they go on to the field and then she goes back in the office and grabs the Remy Martin.”

Stubbs added that it would have been appropriate in that situation, considering it was a liquor commercial for a sporting event.

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Anurag Gusain

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Anurag Gusain is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. He has completed his Bachelor’s degree in English from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University. Being a huge tennis fan, he enjoys watching superstar Rafael Nadal play.
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