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    Serena Williams lost the title but her response to a question was a winner

    Ariyanna Smith, DIBy Ariyanna Smith, DIJuly 15, 2019Updated:July 17, 2019No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Serena Williams gave a winning answer in a post-match press conference on Saturday.

    What We Know:

    • During a press conference, a reporter asked Williams to respond to people suggesting that she should focus on tennis, instead of her activism and her new family.
    • The reporter stated one of the comments came from tennis icon, Billie Jean King. King said of Williams, “She’s got business, a baby, she’s trying to help gender equity, particularly for women of color,” according to Be in Sports.
    • King continued, “I wish she would just make a commitment for the next year and a half to two years and just say, ‘I’m going to absolutely devote what’s necessary for my tennis so when I look in the mirror when I’m older that I can go back in my mind and know I gave everything I had…” King added, “If she’s happy doing it this way it’s fine. It’s not about us.”
    • Williams responded: “The day I stop fighting for equality- and for people that look like you and me, will be the day I’m in my grave.”
    • The tennis star is an activist and an investor. Williams has served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2011.
    • Forbes reported Williams has invested in 34 startups over the past five years in a portfolio worth at least $10 million. 60% of the investments have gone to companies founded by women and minorities.
    • Williams also launched a clothing line in 2018, S by Serena.

    Williams plans to continue doing the work she believes in and acing the tennis world. If anyone can do it, it’s her.

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