Former world No. 1 and seven-time singles grand slam champion Venus Williams said her greatest professional success has been working on the issue of equal pricing for women.
Lele said so in an interview with People magazine.
Venus Williams talks about his greatest professional success
Venus has been instrumental in ensuring that the governing bodies of Wimbledon and the French Open award men and women equal prizes, and she says this has been her greatest professional achievement to date.
“It’s something we’ve been working on since the 1960s. We’ve been waiting for it for a long time.” The 40-year-old also spoke about the recent Black Lives Matter movement and says she wants to create more opportunities for black youth locally.
“We have to make sure lives are saved and preserved – for me, that is the number one goal. We are changing that by recognizing and giving a voice to what is going on in our world.
We also need to tackle other invisible faces of racism, the way we recruit to the people we see on TV shows. I am passionate about creating opportunities for black youth locally, especially with tennis and education.
It is important to me to help give minorities, disadvantaged young people and black children the opportunity to play sports and have an education – just as I have been given these opportunities.
In turn, it gives them a chance to be excellent. ” While his father was instrumental in his tennis career, Venus said his mother was his inspiration to allow him to continue his creative side.
“Throughout my career, my mother challenged me to pursue my creative side. Her support and encouragement led me to realize my love for fashion and design, and to obtain diplomas in these fields. .
I am incredibly lucky to have someone like her in my life who pushes me to be the best of myself. This is the meaning behind EleVen (one of its clothing lines) – always working to be 11 out of 10 ”.
Venus Williams’ seven Grand Slam singles titles place her 12th on the all-time list and 8th on the Open era list. She therefore has more titles than any other active player, with the exception of her sister.
She reached 16 Grand Slam finals, most recently at Wimbledon in 2017 and also won 14 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles, all with Serena Williams; without forgetting his two titles in mixed doubles.
Williams won four Olympic gold medals, one in singles and three in women’s doubles, as well as a silver medal in mixed doubles. Along with Kathleen McKane Godfree, she has the most Olympic medals won by a male or female tennis player, and she is also the only tennis player to have won a medal at four Olympic Games.
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