Rising WTA Prodigy Hyped as the ‘Real Deal’ in American Tennis for Her Serena Wiliams-Inspired Flex at the Australian Open

It looks like Serena Williams finally has a successor on the court! Just like the 42-year-old American sensation has left fans in awe with her performances, another young player recently reminded the tennis community of Williams with her mannerisms. The 23-year-old player in question, who is currently playing in the Australian Open, grabbed a lot of attention with her reaction to achieving a point and reminded fans of the 23-time Grand Slam champion.

Alycia Parks pays a unique ode to Serena Williams 

Recently, during her first-round clash against Daria Snigur, there was a moment where the whole tennis world was reminded of Serena Williams just looking at Alycia Parks. It was towards the end of the match when she reacted to a winning point with a certain gesture that was eerily similar to her idol, Serena Williams. It was very clear from her reaction that she was imitating her idol.

As a snippet of the exchange and Parks’ reaction surfaced on social media, fans flooded the comment section with their take on how she could be the next American champion.

A fan commented that Parks is one of the strong candidates to be the next Williams. He wrote, “Of all the “next serenas” that the American media has tried to promote since Williams’ retirement, Alycia is the one who best fits in terms of personality and appearance.” (Translated from Google). On the other hand, another fan appreciated the gesture and mentioned, “Her reactions are so Serena coded lol.’ 

While the whole discussion was going on regarding whether she could be the next Williams or not, a fan pointed out how the 23-year-old has literally “studied Serena down” 

Subsequently, a fan brought Coco Gauff into the conversation and highlighted how Parks can be tough competition for her. “Coco Gauff Beware, she might steal your chain.” 

Another fan also praised the 31-ranked tennis player and called her a ‘real deal’ in the tennis world.

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However, this is not the first time that the young tennis prodigy has been linked to her idol. Last year, she dominated fan conversations after having a blockbuster run at a WTA event and sporting a piece of jewellery that reminded everyone of Williams.

When Parks embodied Williams’ merchandise in her own way 

Alycia Parks won the first WTA title of her career in Lyon last year. After the victory, the young American took to her Instagram account to share pictures from the special occasion where she was clearly seen wearing a queen necklace from Serena Williams’ jewelery brand.

With her queen necklace quite visible in the pictures, it served as a perfect testament of Parks’ admiration for the f0rmer world no.1. The official page for the jewelry brand, Serena Williams Jewelry, also acknowledged what many called a tribute and shared Parks’ post on their Instagram Story. The captions to the story read: “QUEEN Things” and  “shining in our ‘QUEEN’ ID necklace”.

It is safe to say that the relationship the two share is adorable to say the least. Do you agree with the popular fan sentiment addressing Aycia Parks as the next Serena Williams? Let us know in the comments below!

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