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Video: Four-Year-Old Girl Reveals Life-Long Wish to Emulate Serena Williams’ Legendary Career

Published 06/13/2022, 10:30 AM EDT

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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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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’.

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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.

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Gaurav Verma

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Gaurav Verma is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. He has post graduate diploma in management from IILM Graduate School of Management and a BBA degree from Bangalore University. He has 1-year of experience in the banking sector.
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