'We've never been free' - Serena and Venus Williams discuss exciting plans for life after tennis

Venus and Serena Williams expect to find it «surreal» to explore the freedom that their retirement from tennis will give them. The sisters have been global icons since the 1990's, racking up 30 Grand Slam women's singles titles between them and helping to change the way the game is played. Ad/> But their long careers in tennis — both broke through in their teenage years — means that they have not been able to fully commit to other endeavours.

TennisWilliams has been 'prepared for retirement for over a decade', wants more kids11/02/2022 AT 09:53 That's something that is likely to change in the near future, as the pair revealed to Harper's Bazaar. Venus said: «We never planned to just only play tennis and just only be tennis players. »We planned to do more.

Serena and I say we’re going to become body builders after tennis. It might be extreme. It might not happen exactly like that, but you never know.

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“Usually in one family there’s one good player and then the other one is not that great,» Venus candidly explained. «And I think people told Serena she wouldn’t be great. »The fearlessness with which she approached the game was something I’ve always really admired.