Former world’s number one WTA star Serena Williams exclusively spoke about changing the perspectives of fans about black tennis players. Williams attended British Vogue’s exclusive cover by Edward Enninful, which featured thirty-nine other celebrities coming from various races, ages, and professions. In this context, Williams’s statement appeared as a true motivation for young tennis enthusiasts in the scene.

Both Serena Williams and her sister Venus Williams have been an inspiration to many girls coming from non-white races. These famous tennis sisters truly increased the acceptance in an elite sports community like tennis. Now Serena Williams finally goes candid about her journey in bringing acceptance as she attends British Vogue’s exclusive cover shoot.

Serena Williams opens up about her challenges and contributions in the context of increasing acceptance in tennis

British Vogue’s official YouTube channel shared a video where Serena Williams was interviewed as she attended the cover shoot of the magazine. Serena said- “I have definitely felt the positive in how my particular industry views me in terms of race. When I started playing tennis, it was no one that looked like me outside of my sister. Everyone is so excited now to see a new face and to see someone that is different and embracing that and I think that change has been so amazing to watch. “

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Previously Guardian expressed that Serena Williams not only champion in her game but showed that black women are capable of many great achievements. Given that she has four Olympic gold medals, fourteen doubles Grand Slam trophies twenty-three singles Grand Slam trophies, her presence marks a great motivation for non-white athletes, especially in tennis.

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Guardian wrote– “There is no questioning Williams’s unique talent and drive, but the full truth is a more uncomfortable narrative. We don’t deserve Williams, because she should not exist. The idea that the Williams sisters succeeded because of their unique work ethic, raw talent and visionary father – a story of the American Dream generously extended to embrace a low-income black family – conceals a darker notion.”

Serena Williams proudly challenged and overcame the tennis fraternity’s double standards

During the Indian Wells tournament in 2001, Williams was subjected to a hostile stadium situation where spectators tried to demotivate her with endless boos and racial slurs. This incident made Serena Williams and her sister boycott the tournament for almost fifteen years. Williams sisters’ father Richard Williams’s memoir contains all these stories, which tell the dark truth of tennis fans.

Serena Williams’s statement in British Vogue revealed that she is proud of the challenges, that she endured to make black athletes more visible among others. So, what do you think about Serena Williams’s contribution to black athletes?

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