Former American tennis star, Serena Williams, is a game-changer in women’s tennis. She has made the game popular over the world, and her struggle story is an inspiration to many. A notable fact that people ignore usually while comparing her to other greats in her origin.

Serena comes from the African American community, and it had its own challenges. Both Serena and Venus also battled a financially difficult childhood. When the 41-year-old Serena Williams played her last match, there was debate regarding her being the greatest sportsperson of all time. Senior sports journalist, Stephen A. Smith, ranks Serena Williams over the golf legend, Tiger Woods. Here’s the reason.

Stephen A. Smith ranks Serena over Tiger Woods

As per Smith, Serena Williams’ athletic contribution is more than American golf legend Tiger Woods. However, the reason he gave is very interesting. Here’s what he said.

“I’m going to say something that’s gonna be controversial, but it ain’t to me. I put her ahead of Tiger because Tiger didn’t embrace his blackness. She did, and that brought more adversity her way. He did not. So people were more receptive to him. That counts for Serena, in my opinion. And by the way, I don’t care what anybody says to refute that. I’m not listening.”

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Serena definitely has faced various difficulties in life. However, the way she kept her head high and moved past all those hurdles is incredibly inspirational.

Serena Williams was once trolled for her muscular body

Even after achieving almost everything she could have in tennis, there still are certain negatives Serena would like to forget. A few trolls targeted the 23-time Grand Slam champion for her body. The former world number one has a muscular physique, and it works a great deal in her game as she flexes her muscles to generate power.

However, the trolls mocked Serena, saying she was born a guy. However, the legendary tennis player didn’t pay any heed to the negativity and instead came up with a statement that she is proud of her body.

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Serena Williams recently played her last tournament. The American competed in the US Open for one final time and made it to the third round before losing against Ajla Tomljanović of Australia.