Serena Williams is one of the most recognizable names around the world. As a former tennis player, her contribution to the sport cannot be quantified. Besides being a gifted player, Williams is also a polyglot, as she speaks multiple languages. However, not many fans knew about this skill, and Serena speaking French was positively exhilarating news.
Williams embraced motherhood for the second time earlier this year. She gave birth to Adira River, six years after giving birth to Olympia Ohanian. The two sisters have become very close to each other, and Olympia takes her duties as the older sister very seriously.
Serena shares a very close bond with Olympia, and now Adira as well. She recently took to social media to share a bonding exercise the three of them did. Little Olympia can be seen lifting and lowering her younger sister under her mother’s watchful eyes.
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In the clip, Serena is speaking to Olympia in French. Olympia pays attention to her mother and follows the instructions with careful consideration.
Since Williams shared the clip, a lot of fans were taken aback by how fluently she spoke French. One user was very surprised, “ow waiiit… Serena speaks French??” Many others chimed in that Serena actually spoke five different languages. Here are a few reactions to the clip.
Serena Williams is undoubtedly one of the greatest players to grace the courts. With 23 Grand Slam titles under her belt, Williams retired in 2022 to expand her family. However, the former world number one found herself in a rather strange dilemma.
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As a player, Serena broke and created several records over two decades. Serena’s name inspired confidence, but it has been over a year since Serena hung up her racket. The former champion confessed to feeling conflicted about her retirement.
Just a few months after playing her final match at the US Open, Williams revealed she had second thoughts. She claimed that she felt more at peace, even though she could still play at the highest level. Williams spoke about feeling conflicted, but she is enjoying her life with her family.
Serena Williams has finally said her goodbyes to Tennis after being eliminated from U.S. Open in the third round by Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 in her final contest pic.twitter.com/MSVCMFLqRb
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“I’ve been playing tennis for literally my entire life. My entire being and knowing is just what I’ve done. So now, I’m inch by inch finding my way. But just inch by inch leaning into that and leaning into my family and leaning into just having fun,” she said (via The Daily Express).
Serena Williams has been busy since her retirement. She has ventured into different fields, expanding her portfolio. Williams even recently became the first athlete to win the CFDA Award. Serena may have stopped playing tennis, but she is still every bit a champion.