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‘Feel Like I’m Not a Girl’ – Serena Williams Once Opened Up About Her Life-Long Obsession With Britney Spears

Published 08/18/2022, 7:45 AM EDT

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Serena Williams is a well-rounded person. Her life doesn’t revolve around tennis. She is a successful businesswoman, a wise investor, and a strong mother. Therefore, she finds a connection with ladies who live on their own accord and lead their fields.

One such woman is Britney Spears. Williams’ bond with her is through the medium of music. She has always found the singer’s compositions well adjusted to her palate. So much so that there was a time when she used her lyrics to forge quotes for her tweets.

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Serena Williams is a Britney Spears fan

Williams, in a 2018 interview, addressed her love for Spears’ music. When asked about using her single Lucky’s verse in her tweet, she said, “I just love that song. I think it’s funny, I always tweet lyrics a lot, and some people are always like, “Are you okay? What’s going on?” I’m like, “You clearly don’t know Britney Spears.””

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Thereafter, she spoke about how she relates to the stronger than yesterday. The former World no.1 said, “I love that song. I was just talking about it. And I often feel like I’m not a girl, not yet a woman. I don’t know why, because clearly I’m a woman, but I still feel like I’m not yet.” 

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Spears’ songs influenced the teens heavily, especially during the late 90s and early 2000s. She was also bestowed with the title ‘Princess of Pop’ and gave hits such as ‘Baby One More Time’ and ‘Oops I Did It Again’.

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Williams retirement tour

Williams, after keeping out of the circuit for almost a year, made her singles comeback in this season’s Wimbledon. However, owing to a long break and injury, she couldn’t make it up to the second round of the tournament.

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Following that, she broke the news of her retirement. She enrolled for the Canadian and Cincinnati Masters to oil her skills for the last Grand Slam of the year, as well as her career. Though in both the WTA 1000 events, Williams failed to make an impression. Even so, as Serena Williams is the one we are talking about, fans are still holding hopes.

What do you think about her retirement?

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Mahima Verma

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Mahima Verma is a Tennis writer for EssentiallySports. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai. A sports enthusiast, particularly Tennis since her childhood, Mahima believes that she is fortunate enough to witness the legends like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams play.
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Rohini Kottu