Therefore, apart from tennis, she has friends in the business world and the entertainment industry. In fact, she is very close to Hollywood celebs, such as Kim Kardashian, and Beyonce. Speaking of which, here’s a story of how Williams and Beyonce became friends.

How Beyonce and Williams got acquainted

Williams, who herself is known for being caring and supportive, has always been kind-hearted and helpful toward people on her team. And one of them linked her to the world-renowned singer. Beyonce, in a 2004 interview, shared, “Kelly Rowland is friends with Serena Williams, and she hooked us up with her doctor.”

 “We were dancing, trying to get ready for the video, and I got a little carried away and excited and pulled my hamstring, actually 20 percent of my hamstring.” Beyonce injured her hamstring while rehearsing with Destiny’s Child. Therefore she urgently needed an experienced doctor to help her recover fast and what better than an athlete’s medic?

Thereafter, she added, “I thought it was actually worse than it is. The first day I couldn’t walk, but … I have a great doctor and I’m working out very hard every day with my athletic trainer.”

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Beyonce and Williams have been friends ever since. In fact, the singer voiced and wrote Be Alive. The song that plays at the end credits of the movie King Richard, which encompasses Venus and Serena Williams’ life from their father’s perceptive.

Serena Williams says goodbye

The former World no.1, after making a comeback from a long injury, decided to hang her racket. Williams, putting the rumors of her retirement on hold, returned to the circuit through Wimbledon and following that broke the news of her farewell. The 40-year-old enrolled for the Canadian and Cincinnati Masters to oil her skills for the last Grand Slam of the season and her career.

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Though she failed to leave an impact on the WTA 1000 tournaments. However, her fans didn’t lose the hope, and flooded the ticket counters to witness the legend’s last dance. She played her final match on September 3rd, on the hard courts of the US Open. Keeping her record intact, Williams made up to the third round of the home majors and proceeded to the second set of her life with teary eyes.