Before the commencement of the Australian Open in 2017, Serena Williams discovered that she was pregnant. The younger Williams went on to play in the tournament. Moreover, she emerged victorious after defeating her elder sister, Venus Williams in the final. After that tournament, Serena took a break from tennis. In September later that year, Serena gave birth to her daughter, Olympia.

During that period, Mackie Shilstone was the trainer of Serena. He also played a significant part in Linda Hamilton’s transformation in Terminator. The veteran actress once revealed how Serena’s pregnancy helped her transform into Sarah Connor.

Serena Williams’ pregnancy helped in the amazing transformation of Linda Hamilton

During an interview, Hamilton credited her trainer, Mackie Shilstone, for her amazing transformation for Terminator. Shilstone, who was the trainer of Serena back then, was available due to the American legend taking time off from tennis due to her pregnancy.

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Talking about this, Hamilton said, “I was working with a fantastic trainer in New Orleans named Mackie Shilstone. He works with professional athletes but I got a spot with him because Serena Williams was pregnant.”

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Further, she added, “I bet Mackie Shilstone read about two hours a day on how to, scientifically, get more out of the older body. He works with young, professional athletes and not 62-year-old women, but we worked really hard. There was pilates but there was also nutrition and physical therapy.”

Roger Federer responds to Serena’s tribute

After the Swiss maestro announced his retirement, Serena paid a tribute to him with a kind message on social media. The American legend thanked him for inspiring her and many others during his illustrious career.

Responding to this message, Federer said, “The Hopman Cup was one for the ages.” He was referring to the mixed doubles match in the 2019 edition of the tournament where Federer teamed up with Belinda Bencic to defeat Serena Williams and Frances Tiafoe.

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The Swiss team went on to win the title that year, defeating Germany in the summit clash.