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WATCH: Serena Williams Tennis Trains Olympia With Crackers, Cupcakes, And Father’s Advice
Tennis queen Serena Williams has been inspiring generations with her sporting skill and determination. Now, she has also taken up the mantle of training her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
Since the pandemic outbreak, the mother-daughter duo has built an alternative presence on social media. Their, including husband Alexis Ohanian Sr., social media handles follow the chronicles of their personal lives.
From baking cookies, singing karaoke, fashion shoot, swimwear twinning, etc., the family partook in all. Most significantly, the frequent tennis training sessions of the young three-year-old Olympia.
Serena Williams tennis trains daughter Olympia
Every tennis session begins with a warmup. Accordingly, the 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and her daughter Olympia also did the warmup drills.
From hops to running around the mark and touching toes, the adorable child followed her mother’s lead. In between, she even broke free to kick an invisible soccer ball.
Following the drills came the most enjoyable part of their training session, the forehand practice. And, to teach Olympia how to hit a forehand, Serena took an innovative approach.
Firstly, the 73 WTA title winner introduced her daughter to a new game; she named it the Forehand Cracker. When she asked Olympia to repeat the name, the three-year-old adorably said, “Forehand crackers. Yummy.”
Subsequently, Serena asked her how many crackers does she want, to which Olympia answered five. Then, the mother placed five markers on the court and encouraged the daughter to hit a forehand on the bounce on the run. Fascinatingly, Olympia missed only one.
Later on, for the next round, Serena changed crackers to Olympia’s favorite strawberry cupcakes. This time, the three-year-old did impressively well, which ended with a racquet clap and a ‘Baby champion’ dance with her mother.
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Serena shares teachings of her father to daughter Olympia
In the third part, the 39-year-old imparted the teachings of her ex-coach and father, Richard Williams. She enacted, “Turn. Reach. Follow through.”
Afterwards, she added that it might be difficult for a three-year-old to understand but knew her daughter was an exception. Naturally, the mother-instinct was right.
Presently, Serena Williams is amid her preparations for the upcoming Wimbledon Championships 2021. This year, she will not participate in any tune-up tournaments.
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