{"id":22472,"date":"2021-09-28T19:30:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T00:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=22472"},"modified":"2021-09-28T19:30:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T00:30:16","slug":"the-myboysaynations-tennis-enthusiasts-wishes-the-goat-of-tennis-serena-williams-a-wonderful-40th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=22472","title":{"rendered":"THE MYBOYSAYNATION’S TENNIS ENTHUSIASTS WISHES “THE GOAT OF TENNIS”, “SERENA WILLIAMS”, A WONDERFUL 40TH BIRTHDAY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Serena Williams turns 40: Ten facts about tennis icon, featuring Mmmbop and a scene with Peter Dinklage<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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Serena Williams turns 40 today and we have 10 facts about the tennis great. We have one or two of the usual \u201cstats\u201d based facts, but we promise most of them are very interesting. \"Serena <\/span> \u00a9 <\/span>Serena Williams in a twist <\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Mmmbop, ba duba dop<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s start with a fun one to get you going. She once told espnW.com that the song she is most embarrassed to have on her phone is Mmmbop from Hanson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are not sure if that is still the case, but here you go Serena.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And you will now be singing that song for the rest of the day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Some serious stats<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u2013 Has 23 Grand Slam singles titles to her name (most in the Open Era)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles (all with sister Venus Williams)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Has two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (both with Max Mirnyi)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 She spent 319 weeks top of the WTA Rankings (third behind Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Was ranked No 1 for 186 consecutive weeks (tied with Graf in first place)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Is the oldest player to be ranked at No 1 at 35 years, seven months and five days<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 The oldest player to win a Grand Slam at 35 years, four months and two days when she won the 2017 Australian Open<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 She has won 73 WTA singles titles (fifth in the overall ranking) and 23 WTA doubles trophies<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Has four Olympic gold medals (one singles and three doubles with sister Venus) to her name<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Closing in on the $100,000,000 mark for career prize money<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Serena has earned a staggering $ 94,518,971 (up to date until September 26, 2021) in tennis prize money. Naturally she is No 1 on the list and her earnings are more than double what the person in second place, her sister Venus, has earned ($42,280,541 ).<\/strong><\/p>\n

If that\u2019s not already making you sit up and take note, then how about this. The American has not won a major since 2017 yet she continues to rack up the sponsorship money as she earned $36 million in the 2019\/2020 year to sit second behind Naomi Osaka in the Forbes rich list for highest-earning female athletes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her net worth is more than $200 million and her sponsors include Nike, Intel, Wilson Sporting Goods, Gatorade, JPMorgan Chase and Beats Electronics.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Dr Serena Williams?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

She started playing tennis at a very young age and juggling between school and practice was always a mission so her parents opted to home school her along with Venus. Serena, though, did enrol in high school and graduated from Driftwood Academy in 1999.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"A <\/span> \u00a9 <\/span>A young Venus Williams and Serena Williams <\/span> <\/span>Back in 2015 she revealed she was studying for a pre-med degree at the University of Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She told Telegraph Sport<\/a> that it \u201cwas prompted by the auto-immune condition \u2013 Sjogren\u2019s syndrome \u2013 that has afflicted her sister Venus\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Friends with royalty<\/strong><\/h3>\n

She is, of course, \u201cpals\u201d with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and she even attended the royal wedding in 2018. Her other friends include American royalty like Eva Longoria, Ciara, Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Kim Kardashian\u2026although we are not sure if they are just fans. She is Serena Williams after all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. She owns a stake in the Miami Dolphins<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Serena, along with sister Venus, became the first African American women to own a stake in a professional NFL franchise when they became minority shareholders in the Miami Dolphins in 2009.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really honored,\u201d Serena told ESPN. \u201cVenus and I in tennis have tried to do so much for the sport. We\u2019re really excited to even have this opportunity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Movie star, TV star and voice over artist<\/strong><\/h3>\n

She had cameos in movies like Oceans 8, Pixels and 7 Days In Hell (of course) to name a few while her TV credits include ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Legend of Korra. She has also done voice overs for Avatar: The Last Airbender and Disney Channel\u2019s Higglytown Heroes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s her scene from Pixels with Peter Dinklage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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