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‘I Never Give My Name’ – Serena Williams Once Made a Quirky Revelation Concerning Her Persona

Published 07/27/2022, 2:29 PM EDT

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23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams has had a reputation for being quirky during her interviews in the past. However, she always gives a precise response to any question asked by an interviewer.

In an interview in 2014, Williams once talked about her preference when it comes to ordering at Starbucks. Moreover, she also revealed an unusual method of ordering items.

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Serena Williams talked about a weird method while ordering at Starbucks

In a candid interview with Si.com back in 2014, Williams talked about her father’s books, her pet peeves, and many other things. During the interview, the interviewer asked her a fun question about her ordering details at Starbucks. In reply, the tennis player became really excited and said, Oh, this is good. You ready?

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After taking a deep breath, Williams said, A venti vanilla soy latte, sugar-free, quad shot, extra hot.

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Later, the interviewer asked whether they got her name wrong ever. Williams replied, Actually, they never get it wrong.

After hearing her response, the interviewer said, Really? You’re the first person who has ever said that.

However, Williams revealed the reason for that as she said,Well, I never give my name. I always give ‘Sam’.

Serena’s perfect response to journalists at the Wimbledon Championships 2022

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During the pre-tournament press conference at the Wimbledon Championships 2022, one interviewer asked the 23-time Grand Slam champion about her expectation from the tournament. In reply, Williams said, “You know the answer to that.”

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Later, in the same press conference, one interviewer asked her about her draw as she could have drawn against the world no.1 Iga Swiatek. In reply, Williams gave a pretty bold answer, as she said, “anyone could have been drawn to me.”

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Despite her confident approach at the beginning of the tournament, she failed to move to the second round as she lost to Harmony Tan in the first round. However, she felt pretty good about playing in a Grand Slam tournament after nearly a year on the sidelines. Now, she is looking forward to her home Grand Slam, i.e. the US Open, in search of her 24th Grand Slam title. The US Open will start on 29th August.

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Debkinkar Maity is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. His desire to become a sports journalist inspired him to take up a degree in journalism and mass communication, and he hasn't looked back ever since. Following the sport for over a decade now, Debkinkar has an ardent love for Roger Federer.
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