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Born for This
02of 10Matching MomentIn May 2019, Williams' mini-me hit the court with her mama in matching outfits from Nike.
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Matching Moment
In May 2019, Williams' mini-me hit the court with her mama in matching outfits from Nike.
03of 10Picture PerfectSerena Williams and daughter Olympia.Olympia Ohanian/InstagramIn July 2020, Olympiaadorably matched her momin both purple tennis outfitsandstances.
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Picture Perfect
Serena Williams and daughter Olympia.Olympia Ohanian/Instagram
In July 2020, Olympiaadorably matched her momin both purple tennis outfitsandstances.
04of 10Ready PositionThe tennis star shared a series of photos and videos from their day on the court, including two where Olympia mimics her mom’s stance and a video in which the pair share a high-five in their purple ensembles.
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Ready Position
The tennis star shared a series of photos and videos from their day on the court, including two where Olympia mimics her mom’s stance and a video in which the pair share a high-five in their purple ensembles.
05of 10Getting StartedThat’s one proud mama! Williams watched as Olympiashowed off her impressive tennis swingin January 2021 — but would you believe that Williams isn’t the “tennis mom” type?It turns out the 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion wasn’t too thrilled about Olympia starting tennis, shetold PEOPLE in April 2021.“Honestly, we started because it’s a socially safe sport, and when COVID happened, it was like, we’re just in the house with a 3-year-old, what do we do?” Williams said. “There was only one answer, to my dismay.“Williams told PEOPLE that her little champion “likes going” to lessons.
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Getting Started
That’s one proud mama! Williams watched as Olympiashowed off her impressive tennis swingin January 2021 — but would you believe that Williams isn’t the “tennis mom” type?
It turns out the 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion wasn’t too thrilled about Olympia starting tennis, shetold PEOPLE in April 2021.
“Honestly, we started because it’s a socially safe sport, and when COVID happened, it was like, we’re just in the house with a 3-year-old, what do we do?” Williams said. “There was only one answer, to my dismay.”
Williams told PEOPLE that her little champion “likes going” to lessons.
06of 10The Adventures of Serena and OlympiaWilliams did go into “tennis mom” mode beforeOlympia’s first lesson in October 2020, joking on Instagram that the instructor “has no idea that it’s my daughter, so we’ll see how that goes.““I’m not a pushy mom, but I know how I like techniques, I want to make sure she’s good at teaching Olympia some techniques,” she added.In October 2020, Olympia got a few pointers from her mom on the court.
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The Adventures of Serena and Olympia
Williams did go into “tennis mom” mode beforeOlympia’s first lesson in October 2020, joking on Instagram that the instructor “has no idea that it’s my daughter, so we’ll see how that goes.”
“I’m not a pushy mom, but I know how I like techniques, I want to make sure she’s good at teaching Olympia some techniques,” she added.
In October 2020, Olympia got a few pointers from her mom on the court.
07of 10Just Like MomSerena Williams and her daughter Olympia.olympia ohanian/instagramWeloveseeing Olympia wearing a mini version of her mom’s Australian Open outfit! A series of photos of Olympia training in the ensemble wereposted to the tot’s Instagram, with the caption reading “Practice makes….“Perfect! Or cutest! Either way, the sentence works.
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Just Like Mom
Serena Williams and her daughter Olympia.olympia ohanian/instagram
Weloveseeing Olympia wearing a mini version of her mom’s Australian Open outfit! A series of photos of Olympia training in the ensemble wereposted to the tot’s Instagram, with the caption reading “Practice makes….”
Perfect! Or cutest! Either way, the sentence works.
08of 10Learning from the BestSerena and Olympia warmed up for a day of training with some good, old-fashioned “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.”
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Learning from the Best
Serena and Olympia warmed up for a day of training with some good, old-fashioned “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.”
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Game Time
10of 10Tips from GrandpaWilliams taught her daughter something she learned from her father, Richard Williams.“You know what Grandpa taught me?” Williams asks Olympia in the sweet video. “The first thing you do is turn, back, reach, hand, follow-through,” she explains as Olympia copies her.“That’s very complicated for a 3-year-old,” she allows, “but you might get it.”
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Tips from Grandpa
Williams taught her daughter something she learned from her father, Richard Williams.
“You know what Grandpa taught me?” Williams asks Olympia in the sweet video. “The first thing you do is turn, back, reach, hand, follow-through,” she explains as Olympia copies her.
“That’s very complicated for a 3-year-old,” she allows, “but you might get it.”
source: people.com
