The New Life of Serena Williams: Author, Investor, Mother

Did anyone think Serena Williams was going to slow down?

When the tennis legend said he was transitioning out of professional tennis earlier this year, he never promised to retire from the sport for good.

But he also never said he wasn’t going to be as active as ever off the court, lending his name and expertise to a collection of projects.

Will she return to the women’s tour or not (more about that below), Williams hasn’t missed since that last game US Openpublished a new children’s book, continues to make venture investments through his company Serena Ventures, and travels the world to appear as a speaker and special guest at various events.

And yes, it looks like he has a lot of time with his daughter Olympicalso.

Here, we take a look at Serena Williams’ new life and look for hints that the queen of the court might be looking forward to a 2023 comeback.

Serena Williams: Making a comeback?

Let’s start with that potential return. To be clear, the hints are there and the possibilities are endless, but only Serena and her inner circle are the ones who really know if and when we’ll see her in a competitive match again.

Last month, she teased fans in an Instagram story, writing I’m a little tired of the image of a freshly tightened tennis racket. A day later (Nov. 25), a former Top 30 player Urszula Radwanska (Aga’s sister) posted a picture of both Serena and Venus Williamsthree dressed in tennis gear.

The blunt post came a month after Williams made headlines saying I’m not retired during an interview at the TechCrunch conference in San Francisco in October. It is added that his chances of recovery are very high.

However, it was older sister Venus who made waves earlier this week when Australian Open The prize for the last two weeks of January is a wild card for the 42-year-old player in the main draw.

Is Serena heading to Melbourne too? It’s unclear, as is the status of the return as a whole. But as she has done throughout her career, Serena has always surprised us.

Author, soccer mom, and more: Get busy

Ever since he walked out of Arthur Ashe Stadium after an epic third round loss Ajla Tomljanovic At the US Open, it seems that Williams, now 41, has not stopped.

In the days after the Open, as she promoted her children’s book, The Adventures of Qai Qaihe told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show: I’m not going to relax. There is so much more to me. I think this is evolution [me]. There are so many other things I want to do.

Her investment company, Serena Ventures, has been the focus of attention, with nearly 80 percent of her investments going to companies founded by women and people of color. He has continued designing for himself S: Serena with a clothing line and at the same time also diving into the jewelry world.

One of his new ventures is a performance-enhancing product line for everyday athletes that combines his on-field experience with his business acumen.

Williams had a portrait of him was unveiled at the American National Portrait Gallery alongside Venus, saying, “At the Smithsonian alongside so many historical icons? My mind is officially blown,” adding that she thinks it’s important to make historical black women smile because they’re often portrayed as “serious.”

He has also taken on the role of Olympia’s assistant coach. He shared story on social media the five-year-old was too nervous to go to her first practice without her, so Serena was enlisted as a volunteer coach. How about that for the team?

Venus and Serena: Tennis Legends

Certainly, Serena has already established her legacy, with 23 major singles titles to her name, the most of any player (male or female) in the Open Era.

She has four Olympic golds (three in doubles with sister Venus and one in singles at London 2012) to his name, 319 weeks at World No. 1 and some 96 titles in singles and doubles.

While some of those accolades, including Olympic gold, are shared with sister Venus, its older sister may find Serena very interested in the aforementioned comeback. With Venus set to play in the following months at the Australian Open, some 25 years since she and Serena first played each other in 1998, it begs the question: Will we also see Serena on court in Melbourne?

Without a doubt, they have changed tennis, the sport and the culture since they first met, not only as leaders of young black women in the United States, but globally in this way – and so much more.

An incredible thing either off the court, on it or both, Serena is still far from ready.