Apart from her incredible achievements on the WTA Tour, celebrating the success of her female friends and women, in general, is one of the most inspiring things about Serena Williams. She has promoted, ‘Women lifting Women’ by leading by example. Be it through her own venture fund, Serena Ventures, which focuses on uplifting women’s businesses, or investing in women’s sports to showcase its importance, she has avidly promoted the growth of women in every field.

Similarly, we are going to see Williams celebrating the success of one of her closest friends, Meghan Markle, as she establishes herself as a recognized expert in a new endeavor. Eventually, her podcast, ‘Archetypes’ has hit the headlines because of the same reason.

Long-term friend of Serena Williams, Meghan Markle, gets recognized for her successful endeavor with ‘Archetypes’

The 23-time Grand Slam champion is undoubtedly the most celebrated WTA player in the Open Era, both on and off the court. However, we have to give credit to her similarly astounding friends who are hitting the headlines for their successful endeavors.

One such close friend of Serena Williams, Meghan Markle, has received praise for her commendable work with her podcast, Archetypes. The podcast was started last August. Even before its first anniversary, Markle received a much-deserved recognition, as reported by InStyle. The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation for the 48th Annual Gracie Awards recognized her efforts. Gracie Awards recognizes individual women who have left an imprint in the realm of news and entertainment.

The podcast boasts of a premium guest list, but with humbling conversations which have touched the hearts of its listeners. It saw the appearance of Serena Williams, and other renowned celebrities like Mariah Carey, Mindy Kaling, and Issa Rae.

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During her appearance in ‘Archetypes’, Williams opened up about her struggle with self-confidence after her face-off with Jennifer Capriati in 2004 in the same podcast.

The US Open quarterfinals in 2004 traumatized Williams!

The American tennis legend was going against another tennis star Capriati in the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2004. However, frequent wrong line calls disturbed her rhythm, and she eventually lost the match. In the Archetypes podcast with Markle, Williams was her first guest. Williams confessed to being scared every time she hit a ball because she was being called out so often.

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This issue raised the need for technological intervention in matches, achieved with the advent of Hawk-eye technology. However, do you think had it not been for those frequent line-calling Williams would have had more Grand Slam titles than her present count of 23? Let us know your views in the comments below.