In an exclusive interview, Eric Hechtman offered his insights into the emotional atmosphere surrounding Serena Williams’ farewell from the sport. He suggested that tennis is an emotional roller coaster. He further added there comes a point in a player’s life when they are only focused on winning more titles and trophies. However, reflecting on the moment, he suggested that it was ‘wild’.

Hechtman further went ahead to add that throughout Williams’ career, her family has been very supportive, including her husband and even her sister Venus Williams, who was present on the day when Serena Williams announced her retirement from the sport. He suggested that she is a blessed woman as she has everyone by her side.

“Yeah, I mean, of course, sports is an emotional roller coaster. You know, when you when you’re in the middle of it, maybe not as much because you’re so focused on winning, you know, one moment at a time, one point at a time. But yeah, it was wild. I mean, she, you know, she’s a blessed woman,” said Hechtman in the interview.

She’s got so much support from her husband and her family. And so it was nice to see everybody there, including Venus supporting her. So it was, you know, bittersweet way to end, but all in all, you know, it was a great way,” he further added.

Thus, the moment when Serena Williams announced her retirement from the sport was a very emotional moment for everyone. Not only did the former world number 1 go emotional but the whole world cried alongside one of the legends of the game.

However, months after announcing her retirement from the sport, Serena Williams went ahead and suggested that her decision to retire from the sport hadn’t done justice to her.

In an interview earlier this year, Serena Williams, who has retired from the sport said that she believes that there is a lot of professional tennis that remains in her. She suggested that she wanted to end her career on a very high level and that she could still play professionally.

Williams added that her decision to retire from the game has torn her. “It’s interesting. I think I feel torn because I’m still able to play at a very, very, very high level,” she said. “With that being said, I always wanted to leave the game playing at a very high level.”

Thus, despite causing havoc on the tennis court throughout her life as a professional player, Serena  Williams believed that there was a lot of tennis left in her, despite her retirement from the sport.

Giving birth after retiring from the tennis circuit was a new experience for the former world-number-one ranked tennis player. Recently, the 23-time Grand Slam champion shared a video on her YouTube channel in which she talked about attending her first event after giving birth to Adira this year. In that video, she talked about how there is a regret that she has as a mother.

She said, “After I had Adira, I kind of I didn’t go into hiding. But I just really took time and just enjoyed my baby. And with Adira, it’s different, because I’m not playing professional tennis right now. My mind isn’t necessarily in tennis mode, but I really wanted to take the time that I didn’t get with Olympia to enjoy those moments.” 

When Olympia came into the world six years ago, the mother had to commit to her sport while also balancing motherhood at the same level. But that’s not the case with Adira. As the 42-year-old American tennis legend retired from the tennis circuit last year, she gave her maximum time to her daughter and created memories in the early stages of her birth.

Apparently, now that she spends more time with her newborn, he is trying to make a man for the major Olympia regret, as now, after her retirement, her priorities have shifted from tennis to family. However, there was a time when Serena Williams also upset her daughter while getting ready to welcome the second one.

When the 23-time Grand Slam champion was pregnant with her second daughter, she shared a video of decorating baby Adira’s room, which was previously Olympia’s playroom. While the 6-year-old made a huge big sister sacrifice, she also shared her disappointment with her mother by throwing angry tantrums.

In the video, there was a moment when Williams was stopped at the door by her daughter. Olympia said, “You can’t go here.” Stuck in the situation, Williams quietly replied, “Am I not supposed to be in your room? I’ve been kicked out a bit places.” Although she tried to show off her angry side to her mother, she had to make the sacrifice for her little sister.

Kyrgios and Morgan were talking about elite players during which old memories about the latter’s victory over the 23-time Grand Slam champ resurfaced. Morgan played that video that had gone viral and described the moment.

Despite winning only 1 of the Grand Slam titles this year at the Roland Garros, she managed to bag nearly $10 million as prize money. Her dominance at the crucial moments didn’t let her slip too far from the battle with Aryna Sabalenka for the no.1 spot. Here’s what Rennae Stubbs said about Swiatek’s remarkable turnaround in 2023.

‘After having sort of a bit of a tough year, really, especially after Wimbledon through US Open swing was not good. And then you know she lost in Tokyo early, court superfast. You’re like shit, you know what’s going on here. And she looked vulnerable. She looked scared, she looked vulnerable. She looked like, anyone who can hit the ball hard could sort of put her under some pressure. And then she turned it around,‘ Rennae Stubbs.

Stubbs went on to add, ‘She won in China, in Beijing, and then won the WTA finals in Cancun and looked unbelievable. Didn’t look great in the first match. Won it down like 5-2 in the first set, and then just swept everybody after that. So I think she is by far the favorite now going into the Australian Open. But I think what she did this year was a learning experience about how to handle the pressure of what you did the year before.‘

After completing a stellar performance in most of the tournaments, Iga Swiatek now looks forward to the next season. She has already set her priorities for 2024.

A few days back, the world number 1 criticized the WTA heavily for the 2024 calendar. Next year is an Olympic year so the schedule is going to be quite intense. Swiatek expressed her disappointment over the scheduling of the French Open just before the Paris Olympics. Roland Garros is scheduled to take place from May 28 to June 29 next year. While Olympics is set to commence from July 26 to August 11. So there aren’t many gaps between the mega-events.

However, higher the intensity and higher the stakes for Iga Swiatek. The ‘Queen of Clay’ can now become the second player to clinch a Slam and Olympics gold medal in the same year, at the same city and same facility. Can she repeat the heroics of American Legend, Serena Williams?

Alexis Ohanian is a fan of what Elon Musk does most of the time. While he has disagreed with Musk about his policies for ‘X’ and some of his other statements, Ohanian loves much of what he does. Tesla is one of Musk’s ventures that is loved by Ohanian. Serena Williams’ husband recently managed to get his hands on the latest car in the Tesla lineup, which he shared with his followers.

He live-streamed on his ‘X’ page for approximately 20 minutes as he drove the Cybertruck, managing to get a free ride in Tesla’s newest vehicle. He also gave his impressions while riding the vehicle, stating that it felt a lot like their Model X while driving. Ohanian captioned it: “First drive of @TeslaCybertruck 003“.

He also added a story to his Instagram caption where he uploaded a picture of him receiving the vehicle. The entrepreneur captioned it, “Thanks, Elon,” while also sharing the message, “Invest in women’s sports,” which was written on the jacket he wore.

While Ohanian may be enamored with the vehicle he is taking home, one tennis star does not find it attractive in the slightest.

Czech-American tennis legend despises the Cybertruck

Martina Navratilova, unlike Serena Williams’ husband, is not a fan of Musk. She is quite outspoken about her disdain for the billionaire and is open about her dislike of the Cybertruck. As a video of the front angle of the truck was shared on ‘X’, she was quick to let the world know about her dislike for the truck.

She wrote, “I love cars and trucks etc. This thing is as ugly as it gets“. She is not alone in this opinion, as fans of electric automotive companies are split about the look of the truck. Navratilova has criticized Musk on many occasions, with the critique of the Cybertuck being another instance.

He said, “I have a personal anger and drive to make him win the eighth title because he should have had it.” On the post highlighting this comment from Wolff. Williams commented, “He should have had 9 already. But …. Lemme be quiet.”

Now we know there is only one possible title Hamilton could’ve won during their friendship which was the 2016 title. Now, everyone is privy to their opinion on any matter of the world. For Serena Williams, the 2016 championship probably could’ve gone the Briton’s way as well and that’s her opinion.

However, clearly, this opinion from Williams who backs her friend enough to try and get into business with him got the backing of the LH army.

Fans back Serena Williams after she one-ups Toto Wolff in favor of Lewis Hamilton

Now this comment is going viral on X (erstwhile Twitter) and the LH army can’t help but celebrate the tennis star. A few fans have declared this comment from the American, who was part of the LH army for a long time, gives her cult status.

A few fans agreed with her and even gave us two examples of where Hamilton could’ve easily won a championship.

There have been multiple seasons when Hamilton narrowly missed out on the championship. Barring the infamous 2021 fiasco & the 2016 close battle with Nico Rosberg, 2007 was also a near-miss for the 38-year-old.

The Briton’s debut year 2007 could have easily been a world title-winning one. While he was with McLaren back then, it backs up Williams’ 9 titles claim on the what-ifs of Hamilton’s championship cabinet.