Serena Williams Usa Australia tennis GMSw Serena Williams Usa Australia

Serena Williams: Remembering when tennis star ordered an espresso mid-match

givemesport.com

There have been plenty of iconic Serena Williams moments over the years, but do you remember the time she ordered a coffee during the middle of a match?

Back in 2015, the former world number one was competing against Flavia Pennetta in the Hopman Cup, when she suddenly felt the need for a caffeine fix.

Williams had lost the first set 6-0 and clearly thought that an espresso shot would give her the boost of energy needed to turn things around.

Before the start of the second set, the American turned to the umpire and asked: “Is it illegal to order an espresso?”  Evidently, this was not something the chair umpire was used to answering but after it was established that drinking coffee was not against the rules, Williams was quickly brought the espresso she craved.

Related News
Yoshihito Nishioka is turning into a problem for Dan Evans. Having won all five of their previous meetings, Nishioka improved his head-to-head record to 6-0 against Evans with a straight-sets victory in Seoul. The lop-sided record is made even more surprising as Nishioka has been ranked at least 10 places lower than Evans every time they have met.
Roger Federer joined Serena Williams in bringing down the curtain on an illustrious career, tennis moved ever closer to the end of a golden era. Williams' emotional goodbye at the US Open earlier this month was followed by Federer's announcement on Thursday that next week's Laver Cup in London would be his last professional outing.
Serena Williams might be taking a page from Tom Brady's book.
Serena Williams says she will “not relax” despite retiring from professional tennis and hinted that a return to the sport is not completely off the cards. 

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.