Now she, like others, has quit the sport she dominated, Serena Williams Be prepared to reflect.
The tennis superstar has signed a two-book deal with Random House Publishing Group, starting with an “intimate” memoir in which she will tell all about her childhood and early tennis training. Starring in the 2021 film King Richard Thank you for her incredible career and the obstacles and setbacks she experienced along the way. The book has yet to be titled and has no release date.
“For a long time, I was just focused on winning, and I never sat back and reflected on my life and my career,” Williams said in August. gave birth to her second childsaid in a statement Wednesday. “Over the past year, I have really enjoyed spending time with my growing family celebrating my accomplishments and exploring my other passions. I couldn’t be in a more perfect place than the team at Random House to take on such a personal It’s a private project.”
The second book, also untitled, will be an “inspiring” work, according to Random House, which announced that “Williams will draw on her experience as a philanthropist and advocate, as well as her work in Serena The venture capital firm offers life rules for careers as investment unicorns, and one who has long been committed to cultivating a diverse, emerging generation of young women whose aspirations are not limited to the palace.”
Williams, 42, announces retirement – As we all know, avoid the word Instead, she said she was “stepping away” from professional tennis shortly before the 2022 U.S. Open. She hasn’t competed since that match, which included a second-round win over No. 2 Arnett Kontaveit before losing to Aguila Tomliano in the third round. Vicky.
By the time Williams left the sport, she had won 23 singles Grand Slam titles, 14 doubles Grand Slam titles with sister Venus, spent more than 300 weeks at No. 1, and won four Olympic gold medals. . She is also widely cited for breaking down racial barriers in tennis and racial and gender barriers in sports and beyond.
In an article published in Vogue last year, she wrote that she hoped that because of her success, “female athletes feel they can be themselves on the court. They can be aggressive and pump their fists. They can be strong. And beautiful. They can wear what they want, say what they want, and be proud of it all.”
Her previous books include the 2009 memoir “On the Line” and last year’s graphic story “The Adventures of Qai Qai.”
Her new memoir will be “an open-ended exploration of the experiences that shaped her life,” Random House announced in a press release Wednesday. Williams will share her thoughts: “Overcoming scrutiny and attacks in a predominantly white and male sport, suffering devastating losses on and off the field, falling in love with tech entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, and celebrating body diversity and expand the scope of athletic styles and popular culture, raise awareness of maternal health disparities, and be a devoted mother to daughters Olympia and Adira.”
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AP Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich contributed to this report.
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