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‘Modern Day Soccer Mom’ – Serena Williams Proudly Steps Into a New Role to Help a Nervous Olympia in Her First Practice

Published 09/23/2022, 12:55 AM EDT

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Serena Williams, dubbed the “GOAT”, has been a game-changing tennis player. After evolving from tennis in August of this year, the top priority for her as of now is her five-year-old daughter, Olympia Ohanian. The tennis pro recently attended her daughter’s first soccer practice session.

Olympia appears to adore soccer and has already begun practicing. She does, however, play tennis with her mother sometimes.

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Serena Williams makes an appearance at her daughter’s soccer practice.

After making insurmountable contributions to tennis, the former World No.1 now appears to be having a fantastic time with Olympia. She posted a video on Instagram of herself attending Olympia’s first soccer practice session. In the footage, the American tennis legend is seen sweating profusely while wearing a gray t-shirt and a pink Nike cap.

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The caption of her Instagram post read, “True story: I showed up to Olympia’s first soccer practice. And she was so nervous she would NOT leave my side. So they needed volunteers to be assistant coaches. So now, I am an assistant coach (when I can) and clearly I was not prepared. I just went to chill and left like this. At least I have a @Lincoln to get us to soccer practice! Modern day soccer mom. Maybe I’ll call up @weareangelcity…”

The five-year-old holds stakes in Angel City FC

Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams’ husband and the co-founder of Reddit, used to play soccer during his early days. He is very passionate about the game, owns a soccer team, and is doing everything to encourage his daughter, Olympia, to play professionally. The father-daughter often attend soccer matches to cheer for their team, Angel City FC.

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This year, Ohanian invested in Angel City FC, a women’s soccer team. Olympia, their daughter, is a co-owner of this team with her mother. According to Ohanian, this platform will provide Olympia with an excellent opportunity to excel in both athletics and business.

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Payal Ahuja

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Payal Ahuja is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. She has extensive experience in delivering lectures as a faculty for tests like GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, and IELTS. Payal is an avid sports fan, with a particular interest in tennis and cricket.
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Tony Thomas