Former undisputed world heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, is among the world’s top athletes ever. The legend has numerous records to his name and is extremely popular even after his retirement. One might naturally feel that the Boxer will teach the same skills to his daughter. However, the American has different plans for her. The legendary boxer has decided to let his daughter pursue her dream of becoming a tennis player, just like her favorite Tennis icon, Serena Williams.

Here’s what he said about being a tennis parent.

Mike Tyson supports his daughter’s dream

Milan Tyson dreams of becoming a successful tennis professional one day. Her father has made sure she gets the best of training as he enrolled her at the No Quit Tennis Academy in Las Vegas. She is honing her skills under the able guidance of Mike Agassi, the father of former tennis star, Andre Agassi. Speaking of his daughter’s decision to pursue a career in tennis, the boxing legend said,

“This is really awesome. Me and my wife both never in a hundred years anticipated we’d be tennis parents and traveling around the state. It’s amazing. I’m just happy to be here. She showed the aptitude for tennis, and I’m just supporting her. I’m really lost, but this is exciting.”

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Notably, her visit to the BNP Paribas in 2016 made headlines when Milan finally met her idols, Serena Williams, and Novak Djokovic.

When Mike Tyson came in support of Serena Williams

Back in 2018, Serena Williams had an infamous argument with the chair umpire at the final of the US Open. It started when Serena was charged guilty of a coaching violation. Further, the former world number 1 threw her racket in frustration, attracting another code violation. Later, the 23-time Grand Slam champion lashed out at the chair umpire, calling him a thief. Hence, attracting the third code violation.

Serena eventually lost the match to Naomi Osaka. Later, she got support on social media, as many thought it was unfair of the umpire. Mike Tyson also gave his opinion on the matter.

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The legendary boxer said that he felt it was a wrong call from the umpire and Serena was unfairly targeted. However, he added, Williams should also have kept her cool.