Serena Williams holds the position of a role model in many tennis fans’ life. In fact, some who don’t even follow the sport find her inspirational and follow her foot septs. Though the satisfaction of having her own daughter value her opinion is beyond comparison.

The 23 times Grand Slam champion has always had a status that qualifies as influential. She has the potential to make crowds of people blindly believe in the things she professes. However, what filled her heart with pride is Olympia’s trust in her words. The fact that she has accomplished a dynamics with her daughter in which her say matters is an achievement for her.

Serena Williams about Olympia’s behaviour towards her

Williams in a recent interview shared how important the mother-daughter bond and its elements are. She said, “I can see when I’m looking at Olympia. I’m like, God, the innocence, the asking like, she’ll be like, Mom, can I have this? And I’m thinking, why are you asking me? Then I’m like, Oh, yeah. And she gets so extra.”

“Like mom said, Yes, I can wear this shoe. And I’m like, it’s such a small thing that I’m so removed from. That is like, that meant the world for me to say yes to her. You know what I mean? And so it’s just like gosh, she really values my opinion,” the former World no.1 added.

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Williams claimed her 23rd major title in the Australian Open, tied the knot and welcomed Olympia with Alexis Ohanian in 2017. From there, her journey as a mother commenced. She learned a variety of things and from caring for and nurturing her little one to having her in the stands cheer and support her, Williams has come a long way.

Williams’ last dance

The seven times Wimbledon champion, after losing the chance to touch the milestone of 100 victories in the grass courts of London, announced her retirement. She signed up for the WTA 1000 events in Toronto and Cincinnati to oil her skills for the hard courts of the US Open. The tournament witnessed her first major triumph.

Williams, after incurring an early exit in both the former events, stepped into the Artur Ashe stadium on 30th August for her last run. At first, she locked horns with the former World No.46 Danka Kovinić. After outclassing her, she took down the second seed and former World no.2 Anett Kontaveit.

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Thus, keeping her record intact by making up to the third round of the US Open. However, in the round of 32, even though she dragged the match till the third set, Williams failed to get the better of Ajla Tomljanović and with that defeat, she marked the end of her career.