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American tennis star, Serena Williams, has been a massive fan of F1, as she attended many F1 races in the past. Recently, we saw her and Venus at the Miami Grand Prix. Additionally, she was there to cheer for her good friend Lewis Hamilton, a 7-time F1 Driver’s World Champion.

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Safe to say, Serena and Hamilton share a great bond. Now, it seems like they both share a very special prize, belonging to the legendary f1 driver, Ayrton Senna.

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Serena Williams receives Ayrton Senna’s helmet after Lewis Hamilton

In a recent Instagram story, Serena Williams shared a picture where she received the famous helmet of the late F1 racer, Ayrton Senna. In that picture, we also saw Hamilton receiving that gift.

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Earlier in 2017, Hamilton received this helmet at the Montreal GP after matching Senna’s record of 65 F1 poles in his career. However, later, the family of Senna confirmed that it was a replica and not the original one.

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Now, it seems like, Serena also received this replica, which Senna wore originally back in the 1987 season.

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It is worth noting that after the passing of the driver in 1994, the family of Senna took possession of the helmet.

Serena visited Brazil to talk about her investments

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Notably, Serena recently visited Brazil, where she talked about her various investments, including cryptocurrencies, Serena Ventures, and many more. Previously, Serena’s Venture Capital firm Serena Ventures raised around $111 million to help various new business owners.

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Apart from that, Serena attended many conferences during last year and at the beginning of this year, as she was out of the WTA tour for almost a year.

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Speaking about tennis, Serena recently returned to the court at Eastbourne International during the grass-court season. After losing in the first round at the Wimbledon Championships, Serena is getting ready for the hard court swing before the US Open.

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Recently, we saw her practice at the Citi Open with sister Venus Williams. Pretty soon we will see her at the Rogers cup as well. Moreover, she also entered her name at the Cincinnati Open, as she is aiming for her 24th Grand Slam title in New York.

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Debkinkar Maity is an NBA Writer and content head at EssentiallySports. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from a premier institution. He specializes in covering a wide range of themes, including trade updates and understanding fan reactions and narrating the emotions through his words, among others. A specialist in NBA trade deadlines, Debkinkar finds his passion in the Lakers' legend, LeBron James. In his free time, he also enjoys playing soccer, which adds to his already impressive understanding of various sports.

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