‘I Am a Rebel’ – When 42-Year-Old Venus Williams Stepped Into a Different Role to Help ‘Stranger Things’ Star Noah Schnapp

American tennis star Venus Williams is in the twilight of her career. The 42-year-old has won none of the matches she played this year. Her younger sister and fellow tennis star Serena Williams retired from professional tennis. It also raised rumors of Venus doing the same. However, the former world number one still has plans to play tennis.

Over the years, Venus has achieved many feats and has centered herself around the tennis court. However, at times she also makes space for fun in her busy schedule. Back in 2019, she had fun teaching tennis to the ‘Stranger Things’ star, Noah Schnapp.

Venus had fun teaching tennis to Noah Schnapp

Back in 2017, the 17-year-old actor posted a video on his YouTube channel. In the video, we can see him learning the basics of tennis from the legendary American tennis star Venus Williams. However, it looked more like a fun video than a tennis tutorial.

“We got one year before you can get a wild card in US Open so I’ve got one year to work. We gotta get you the fundamentals right now,” Venus said jokingly.

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Venus started the tutorial with her specific training regime and a lazy warmup which her team hates. “So we got to warm up and my secret to success is actually of the laziest laziest warm-up we ever saw. And my team hates it.
They talk to me over and over again like I need to throw medicine balls. I need to do all the stuff. I am a rebel,” she added. Later, Venus actually did the warmup regime she follows before getting into action on the court.

What’s next for Venus Williams

Venus Williams has had a terrible year so far. After returning from a long injury gap, the 42-year-old hasn’t won any match this year. Her most recent loss came in the first round of the US Open. Playing against Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium, she lost in straight sets.

Now that Serena is retired, speculation about Venus’ retirement was high. However, in a recent interaction with her fans on Instagram, the 42-year-old revealed her plans for the future. Replying to the query about her next move, the former world number one made it clear that she is not going to play any more matches this year. However, she hinted at playing next year.

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After Serena’s retirement, the fans of the Williams sisters have kept their hopes alive in Venus Williams. It will be interesting to see if she returns to her older form soon.