Victoria Azarenka showed major respect and appreciation for Serena Williams and Venus Williams at Wimbledon, describing them as pure inspiration. On the court, Serena and Venus left a major mark and became one of the greatest players in tennis history.
Off the court, Serena and Venus made their impact felt through some other non-tennis things. For many, Serena and Venus are proof that being great at one thing doesn’t prevent you from achieving success in other areas as well.
Azarenka, 33, thinks there is so much inspiration and lessons that one can take from the Williams sisters. Victoria Azarenka showed major respect and appreciation for Serena Williams and Venus Williams at Wimbledon, describing them as pure inspiration. On the court, Serena and Venus left a major mark and became one of the greatest players in tennis history.
Off the court, Serena and Venus made their impact felt through some other non-tennis things. For many, Serena and Venus are proof that being great at one thing doesn’t prevent you from achieving success in other areas as well.
Azarenka, 33, thinks there is so much inspiration and lessons that one can take from the Williams sisters.
Azarenka reveals her admiration for the Williams sisters
“Both of them, Serena and Venus, I feel like they have always had their own road, they chose their own path, they opened doors that probably weren’t open for other people earlier.
The way that Venus comes and fights and still goes after what she wants, it’s really admirable. I played with them when they were already at the top. I watched them when I was growing up. The impact is huge. I also take inspiration, like, oh, you kind of have to remind yourself sometimes why do you do things? Because it’s so easy to get caught in results and expectations and everything.
Then, you know, those moments of like little inspiration I definitely take them for myself. To see how much they do outside of the tennis court, and the interest — you don’t see it also with a lot of players, how diverse and how open-minded they are with their lives.
It’s very, very cool to see,” Azarenka said.Meanwhile, Azarenka made a positive start to her Wimbledon campaign. In the Wimbledon first round, Azarenka defeated Yuan Yue 6-4 5-7 6-4 to set up a meeting against Nadia Podoroska.
At Wimbledon, Azarenka is a two-time quarterfinalist. It remains to be seen if Azarenka can make a deep Wimbledon run this year.
