"I will take'em down one at a time" - Serena Williams jokingly lays down a challenge to men claiming to beat her in tennis
23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams recently joked that she is ready to play anyone who claims that they can beat her in tennis.
During her appearance at the TechCrunch event, the former American tennis player gave an amusing answer to the question of Deputy Editor of Tech Crunch, Jordon Crook, about 84% of men claiming that they could beat her.
Williams hilariously stated that she is open to the challenge and will beat them one at a time.
"Well any day, I'm ready, we should start doing a big challenge. Come over to my house and I will take'em down one at a time," said the American.
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"The chances [of me returning] are very high; you can come to my house and see I have a court" - Serena Williams on her retirement from the sport
In her first public appearance since her final match at the 2022 US Open, the 41-year-old also jokingly stated that she is not 'retired' from the sport since she still plays at her home.
“I am not retired. The chances [of me returning] are very high. You can come to my house and [see] I have a court,” she said.
Williams also spoke about her investment company, Serena Ventures, and explained when she started the company.
“I started this company a while ago, so I just jumped right into that. I didn’t even think about the whole retirement. I still haven’t really thought about it. But I did go on the court the other day and [realized] for the first time in my life that I’m not playing for a competition and that felt very weird. It was like the first day of the rest of my life, and so far, I am enjoying it. But I’m still trying to find that balance,” Williams said.
Serena Williams added that her company is looking for founders that have a personal connection to their brands when investing in them.
“It was supposed to be about creating opportunities for others,” Williams said. “But it ended up being sort of the opposite. We’re looking for founders with a personal connection to the problem they are trying to solve. I want to know that [the founder] is not doing this to fill in a space or take advantage of an opportunity, but because it is near and dear to them."