Biography
Serena Williams is the famous American professional tennis player, the Olympic champion and owner of a variety of prestigious awards. The younger sister of the world champion Vinus Williams. Known by powerful blows and aggressive style of Serena today breaks into the fashionable industry, not only advertising famous brands, but also promoting its own available clothing line.Childhood and youth
Serena was born in September 1981 in Sagino, Michigan. But in the city there were only the first years of the girl's life, later the family has repeatedly changed the place of residence, moving in California, then in Florida. Serena and Vinus were younger of five daughters. Three older sisters - Etund, Isha and Lindrea - consolidated by the mother.
The family did not live below the poverty line, but the wealthy people of Williams could not be called. Oracin's mother worked by a nurse, and Father Richard Williams led the Security Agency. There were 2 bunk beds in the children's room, on which the older girls had a separate place. Serena slept every night with another relative in turn.
World Tennis Legend Serena Jamek Williams was preparing to ascend to sports Olympus from an early age. To this younger children - Serena and Vinus - Father prepared. He brought his daughters to the court when the topics turned 3 and 4 years from the genus. First of all, sisters learned to work out a blow on the ball.
Richard did not make the young age, and immediately gave the daughters of the racket for adults. Since then, the father has constantly controlled the process of training Serena and Vinus Williams, even when athletes officially had other mentors. Did not quit the girls and then when divorced his wife in 1999.
From early childhood, Serena showed a thrust fighting character. In the first 8 years, he was written on the tournament at the tournament at 8, where he took 2nd place, while the older sister won the prize Cup. In order not to upset Serena, the vine changed with her awards, stating that silver always loved more than gold. The noble act of the older sister Serena remembers so far.
When tennis players were 9 and 10 years old, Richard had already understood what fate would be waiting for them. Williams sent letters to the best profile schools of America with a proposal to come and appreciate the game of daughters. Director of the Tennis Academy in Florida Rick Machchi responded to an invitation and after acquaintance with the skills of athletes accepted them into an educational institution. So the family moved to West Palm Beach.
Tennis
The teachers of the Academy from the first days noted the prospects of young Williams. The girl has already developed its own game style - rapid, assertive and unpredictable. During the matches, Serena literally swept his rivals from the court.Williams took an active part in various junior competitions. Already then began counting the triumphant victories of celebrities. The athlete confidently moved into adult tennis. At the age of 14, came to the number of professional players. At this point, Serena left the Academy. Only Father was engaged in training. Further events reminded the present miracle.
In 1997, when Williams occupied only the 304th steps in the ranking of the world rackets, managed to beat the strongest tennis player of that time Monica Seleshest. Soon, another incredible victory was followed - over Marie Pigers. This allowed Serena to get into the hundreds of strongest colleagues. From this point on, the athlete has become a permanent participant of WTA tournaments.
Next year, the American appeared at the Tournament Competition of a Grand Slam. After several rapid victories, Williams, the growth of which is 175 cm, and the weight is 70 kg, took the 20th step of the world ranking of the Tennis Association.
A few months later, the star managed to win in the Greater Helmet tournament. It was possible to implement this Serena in Wimbledon, at the tournament of mixed pairs, playing a pair with Belorus Maxim Mirny. With him, I drew a victory on US Open.
In a single discharge, Serena Williams managed to defeat the victory in 1999, leaving behind the strongest rivals, Lindsay Deavenport and Martin Hingis. As a result of this brilliant victory, the celebrity raised over the US Open Championship Cup.
From this point on, the leadership of Serena in the highest level tournaments was the usual practice. 32 times Williams won a big helmet tournaments. Together with the sister, three times sought Olympic gold. Managed to defeat in a single competition.
Serena Williams is the only athlete who managed to return the former position after a large career break. In 2003, the tennis player experienced a huge shock because of the death of the Etuneday's collected sister and 8 months could not return to the court. And when the lost positions came out and began to return, received an annoying injury, and again followed the passage in the whole season.
But Serena is not in vain called the legend. Williams found the strength for full recovery and again ranked the first step in the WTA world rankings. Sisters Williams expected to participate in the Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro. But, unexpectedly, for fans, he lost in the first round of the tournament a pair of Louges Safarjova and Barbor of Strytsova. In a single tournament, Serena was also waiting for disappointment, the athlete lost to Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.
In 2016, a doping scandal broke out related to the exposure of the WADA Association Association by the Fancy Bears Hacker Group. The documents provided indicated that the sisters Williams used for a long time forbidden drugs. Wada regularly issued a doping license to tennis players.
According to the specified hackers, Serena Williams since 2010 has taken oxycodone preparations, a hydromorphone, prednisone and others that were recommended by an American for medical testimony. Serena Williams itself did not deny the fact, arguing the reception of drugs by the presence of chronic diseases. At the same time, Maria Sharapov disqualified for 2 years for the use of Mildronate.
Williams managed to avoid sanctions, and the Tournament of the Grand Slam in 2017, perhaps, brighter other competitions demonstrated the purposefulness and professionalism of the star. The fact is that Williams won a single discharge, being at the 8th week of pregnancy.
After the birth of a child, Serena Williams planned to go to the court at the end of 2017. But Loss Elena Ostapenko at the tournament in Abu Dhabi showed that Serena was not yet in the form to participate in competitions. Athlete decided to miss the Australian Open Championship. But already in March 2018, I spent at the WTA - BNP Paribas Open tournament in Indian Wells.
Before the competition, the husband of Serena Williams arranged a surprise spouse. On the way to the Stadium, the businessman placed advertising shields on which the photos of Serena and a newborn daughter were concerned. "Best Mom of All Times" was posted on each shield.
The recognition of Alexis Ohanyana was touched by Serena, and celebrities even managed to beat in two matches Zarina Diana from Kazakhstan and Kiki Burtens from the Netherlands. But in the third round, Serena's sister became a sister of Vinus, who won the set.
After failure, the younger Williams lost twice in a row in the first round of the primer tournaments, but at the next tournament of the Grand Slam in the United States, first performed successfully, but in the final met with Naomi Osaka. After two warnings, Judge Carlos Ramos for interference with the coach's game, who filed a ward, in the annoyance broke the racket.
The decision of the arbitrator seemed to the tennis player so unfair that Serena risked to speak out against Ramos, for which the star was fined on the game. As a result, Osaka won, but at the fans ceremony, Williamsose Naomi and brought to tears. American woman refused to participate in the tournament, accusing a judge in biased. As a result of the prolonged discussion, the GQ edition honored the Serena of the Woman of the Year.
After the scandal returned to international competitions at the beginning of 2019, but no outstanding results showed. Among the victories of the season, you can highlight the game with the Belarusian Victoria Azarenko.
Having lighted a number of colleagues, among whom Simon Halep and Bianca Andreesc, Williams starred from the competition, complained about the pain in his knees, back and viral disease. Playing during the year with varying success, following the voting of observers and publishers of specialized magazines received the title of the best athletes of the decade from the "Associated Press".
Personal life
Personal life Serena Williams is also saturated. She had novels with several famous representatives of American show business and sports. There is a connection with the famous football player Brian McKinni. After gap with him, Serena met with actor Jackie Long.
At one time, if you believe the media reports, the name Williams was closely connected with the owner of the Tennis Academy and a businessman Patrick Muratoglu. It is noteworthy that earlier African American claimed that he did not represent himself next to a man whose skin color would be lighter than her. But Patrick turned out to be an ethnic Greek.
In 2017, the publication of the public again turned out to be riveted to the private life of Serena Williams. The athlete did not hide pregnancy, as evidenced by the photo of the Serena in the Account in "Instagram". The chief of the woman was the creator of the social network Reddit Aleksis Ohanyan, Armenian by origin. Daughter Alexis Olympia was born on September 1, 2017.
After the birth of a child, after 2 months, the couple played a wedding. At a solemn event, Siara and Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, Eva Longoria were present at the solemn event. The rights to the exclusive photo session of the event were acquired by Vogue magazine.
His daughter at the age of 4 Williams also began to bring to the court. Video from training athlete exhibited in "Instagram", signing posts like this: "Following the advice of the grandfather."
Among the friends of Serena there are many influential and popular personalities. Such personnel can be attributed to Megan Plant, who invited a tennis player for a wedding in Windsor Castle.
Over the years, American has become more attention to life out of court. Thanks to advertising contracts, Williams income and fame is growing. At the same time, time is exempt for family, business and the development of creative abilities. Today, fans are more interested in the views of Serena, rather than news about sports achievements and predictions of games.
Serena Williams now
In February 2021, Williams made his way to the semifinals WTA-500 Yarra Valley Classic, but refused to further participate. At the championship "Australia Open" at first felt confident, defending the Belarusian Arina Sobolenko, but in the semifinals again gave way to Naomi Osaka.The situation at the Tournament of the Grand Slam did not have the best way. In the match against Elena Rybakina during Roland Garros, American has suffered a fiasco, although before that she confidently went to victory, leaving behind Daniel Collins, Michael Buzarnesca and Irina run.
Tennis player fans were disappointed with Serena's decision not to go to the Olympics in Tokyo. Such a statement athlete made during a press conference on the eve of Wimbledon. Questions about the reasons for refusal Four-time Olympic champion answered evasively, saying that they are enough.
And in the Wimbledon Tournament, the native Sagino was injured, unsuccessfully taking his leg on the grass. The game with Alexandra Sasanovich lasted a little more than half an hour: the opponent of the Belarusian tennis player left the court under the cheerful applause of the fans. And later put an emotional post in "Instagram", where he expressed gratitude to those who supported it in this difficult moment.
Achievements and awards
- 2000 - Gold Medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney
- 2008 - Gold Medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing
- 2012 - Two Gold Medals at the Olympic Games in London