Questions and Answers about
Serena Williams
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in SportsWhich player spent the most weeks at the top of the tennis rankings?
Answer: As of Feb. 28, 2023. Novak Djokovic has been number one in the ATP rankings for a total of 378 weeks, breaking Steffi Graf’s record of 377 weeks at the top of the WTA rankings. He already became the male tennis player with the most weeks at the top in March 2021, when he…
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in SportsWhy is Serena Williams stepping away from tennis after the US Open?
Answer: Serena Williams announced on Aug. 9, 2022, that she would retire from playing tennis after the US Open to focus on having a second child and being a mother, a fashion maker, and a venture capitalist.
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What’s the most-watched tennis match in ESPN history?
Answer: Serena Williams’s third-round loss to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic on Sept. 2, 2022, at the US Open, was the most-watched tennis telecast in ESPN’s 43-year history, peaking with 6.9 million viewers. Serena Williams’s defeat to Venus Williams at the 2001 US Open finals was watched by 22.7 Million viewers – but was broadcasted on CBS…
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in FilmsWhat’s Will Smith’s character’s occupation in “King Richard”?
Answer: In “King Richard,” Will Smith plays Richard Williams, father and tennis coach to Venus and Serena Williams. The movie is an authorized dramatization of the two tennis stars’ upbringing. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, Warner Bros. releases “King Richard” in theaters and on HBO Max on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021.
