With changing times, there is a rise in the popularity of women’s sports. However, it does not come easily to people. There is a lot of awareness around it,  so that the masses also pay heed to it. Both Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian actively propagate the importance of the rise of women in various sports.

Alexis Ohanian too was propagating the message of investing in the Angel City team of women’s football back in 2020, to music star Jennifer Lopez and baseball shortstop Alex Rodriguez, commonly known as A-Rod.

Alexis Ohanian tried to convince Jennifer Lopez and A-Rod in investing in women’s soccer 

He had tweeted after the news of confirmation of withdrawal of their support from the New York Mets, an American professional baseball team. Ohanian stated, “Now’s a great time to invest in @NWSL @AROD @jlo”.

He asked them to support the National Women’s Soccer League. Alexis Ohanian was the lead investor of Angel City back in 2020. Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman founded the team and Alexis Ohanian co-founded it with her.

Subsequently, many renowned celebrities invested in the team. Some of them are Julie Uhrman, Jennifer Garner, and tennis star Serena Williams. Moreover, the youngest joint owner of the team is Williams’ daughter Olympia Ohanian. Besides that, Serena Williams has vehemently promoted the football team.

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In the tennis realm as well, the 23-time grand slam champion has raised her voice for equal pay for both male and female tennis players.

How have Serena Williams and other players influenced the change in tennis?

From tennis legends like Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, and Billie Jean King to the contemporary tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, and others have all played a significant role in bringing popularity to women’s tennis.

The popularity comes along with changes in women’s status in tennis as well. Recently, Wimbledon had also done away with the salutation of Ms. or Mrs in front of the female player’s name. Moreover, it also removed the surnames of their husbands and used their maiden ones.

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All in all, these small steps bring equality amongst the players and promote the sport as an egalitarian one.