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Family matters the most
Serena was coached by her parents first. The family was not well-off and tennis meant making big sacrifices.
She has practiced on tennis courts that had holes and did not have nets. She trained in areas that were prone to violence, but even then her father continued pushing her.
"Family's first, and that's what matters most. We realise that our love goes deeper than the tennis game."
"Growing up I wasn’t the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit."
"Tennis just a game, family is forever."
She used to live with her sister for many years. Now she is married to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and has a daughter.
She has won all her women's doubles Grand Slam titles with her sister, Venus Williams. She has won 3 of her 4 Olympic gold medals in partnership with her sister.
