Video: Four-Year-Old Girl Reveals Life-Long Wish to Emulate Serena Williams’ Legendary Career
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Being one of the greatest players of all time, Serena Williams has a huge fan following and is popular all over the world. In her illustrious career that has spanned over two decades, the 40-year-old has broken many records. Apart from winning titles, the legendary player has inspired many young girls to play the game of tennis.
One such fan of Serena Williams is a four-year-old girl from Tigray Ethiopia. Named after the legendary tennis star, young Serena never stopped dreaming, even during precarious situations in her country.
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Young Serena wants to be a professional tennis player
The situation in Northern Ethiopia remains generally calm but unpredictable. In Tigray, some locations are still facing issues amidst the ongoing internal disturbance. While the man-made disaster is already causing a lot of trouble for the people living here, a 4-year-old child from the city has not given up on her dream. The kid aspires to become a professional tennis player just like her idol Serena Williams.
“I want to be a professional tennis player when I grow up. I want to be just like Serena Williams and win as many games.” She said.
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Meet 4-yo Serena from besieged #Tigray. Wants to be a professional tennis player like @serenawilliams & win many things. Works hard despite the broken racket, man-made scarcity of food & fuel.
"Dear .@serenawilliams, I love you. I hope one day I will get the chance to meet you." pic.twitter.com/cosCvpC0t3
— Ƒìէաì || #EndTigraySiege || #StopTigrayFamine || (@FitwiDesta) June 10, 2022
However, the situation in her city is causing a lot of trouble. While she is playing with her broken racquet, she cannot get another one as the supplies are disrupted. Also, the four-year-old cannot go to practice as her family’s car has run out of petrol.
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While the situations are completely against her, the kid still dreams and we hope one day she achieves her goals.
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The 23-time Grand Slam champion has not played in any WTA event this year. However, the 40-year-old has used her time wisely. Serena has come forward to invest in many futuristic start-ups all around the globe. Recently she teamed up with Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt to raise over 56 Million Euros for a UK-based sports platform called ‘Let’s Do This’.
The startup was co-founded by Sam Browne and Alex Rose in the year 2016. The company aims to attract people to take up different sports like running, swimming, cycling, and others.
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While Serena herself is a legendary athlete, she is making sure that the next generation takes up sports seriously and she seems truly dedicated to the cause.
Edited by:
Tony Thomas