Serena Williams is fast becoming one of our favourite people on Earth.
The 35-year-old is not just a kick-ass tennis player with a string of word titles under her belt. Her extracurricular activities include: smashing the patriarchy, tackling racism, dancing in Beyoncé videos and designing clothes (to name but a few).
Here are 10 of our favourite sassy Serena moments to prove she slays both on and off the court.
When she won the Australian Open, pregnant.
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As if gaining her 23rd Grand Slam title wasn't enough, Serena wowed the world by revealing she won the 2017 Australian Open in January while pregnant.
She later penned an open letter to her unborn child, addressed: "From the world’s oldest number one to the world’s youngest number one."
That's one impressive mumma.
She later penned an open letter to her unborn child, addressed: "From the world’s oldest number one to the world’s youngest number one."
That's one impressive mumma.
When she won New York Fashion Week.
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Serena unveiled her own collection at New York Fashion Week in 2016, proving she is not just a star on the tennis court.
As the models strutted down the runway, Serena could be heard reciting an empowering feminist poem she'd penned herself: “She turns her disappointment into triumph. Her grief into joy. Her rejections into approvals. If no one believes in her it does not matter. She believes in herself.
"Nothing stops her. No one can touch her. She is woman.”
As the models strutted down the runway, Serena could be heard reciting an empowering feminist poem she'd penned herself: “She turns her disappointment into triumph. Her grief into joy. Her rejections into approvals. If no one believes in her it does not matter. She believes in herself.
"Nothing stops her. No one can touch her. She is woman.”
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When she beat two random guys playing tennis.
Serena was out walking her dog, Chip, when she spotted two men playing tennis and asked if she could join in.
Being the legend that she is, Serena beat the pair (despite wearing Ugg-style boots) then posted the whole thing to Snapchat.
Being the legend that she is, Serena beat the pair (despite wearing Ugg-style boots) then posted the whole thing to Snapchat.
When she refused to let anyone undermine her achievements.
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After Serena dominated during Wimbledon 2016, a reporter asked her: “There will be talk about you going down as one of the greatest female athletes of all time. What do you think when you hear someone talk like that?”
Her flawless reply?
“I prefer the word one of the greatest 'athletes' of all time."
Her flawless reply?
“I prefer the word one of the greatest 'athletes' of all time."
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When she made the ultimate comeback.
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Considering her recent achievements, it's hard to believe that Serena once faced early retirement from tennis.
In 2010 she experienced a series of health scares after she suffered from a haematoma (a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues) and pulmonary embolism (a blockage in the pulmonary artery).
But thanks to successful treatment (and a lot of determination) Serena stepped back onto court in March 2011 and reclaimed her title as the number one female tennis player in the world just two years later.
In 2010 she experienced a series of health scares after she suffered from a haematoma (a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues) and pulmonary embolism (a blockage in the pulmonary artery).
But thanks to successful treatment (and a lot of determination) Serena stepped back onto court in March 2011 and reclaimed her title as the number one female tennis player in the world just two years later.