Serena declared in her final US Open interview on 2 September, her voice breaking as she wiped away self-described ‘happy tears’. In a moment when Serena could have focused purely on her own record-smashing achievements, instead she turned the spotlight on her older sister. There are plenty of reasons to follow her lead.
“I wouldn’t be Serena if there wasn’t Venus, so thank you, Venus. She’s the only reason Serena Williams ever existed,”
Venus Williams
