Tennis Trending Pop today: Naomi Osaka's boyfriend Cordae makes unique lifestyle statement to highlight "duality"; Venus and Serena Williams pay tribute to late sister
Naomi Osaka's boyfriend showed off his unique watch on social media. Also, Alexis Ohanian cleared up a misunderstanding about the funding of his social media platform Reddit.
In other news, Serena Williams and Venus Williams pay tribute to their late sister. Meanwhile, Martina Navratilova tweeted against the Taliban's restrictions against women.
On that note, here is a list of trending pop tennis news from today:
Naomi Osaka's boyfriend Cordae shows off his Rolex watch while driving
Naomi Osaka's boyfriend Cordae showed off his Rolex watch on Instagram. The American rapper also seemingly made fun of himself for driving a modest car but wearing a fancy watch.
Cordae wore his Rolex Sky-Dweller watch worth $16,500 and highlighted the "duality" of doing so at the wheel of a reasonably-priced car.
"Duality," he posted on his Instagram story.
Read more: Naomi Osaka's boyfriend Cordae flexes Rolex watch, pokes fun at the 'duality' of his lifestyle while driving a Honda
Alexis Ohanian clears the air around the initial funding for Reddit
Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian cleared the air around his initial funding from VC. The Reddit co-owner responded to claims that his venture firm capital, Initialized Capital, had funded Reddit, but Ohanian announced that it was not the case.
In a list published on X, Reddit was third on the list of venture capital funds that successfully invested in high-potential startups. The post also claimed that Reddit was led by Initialized Capital. However, Ohanian offered a clarification about the issue.
“Lol we didn't lead reddit at initialized. Source: me, co-founder of both” - Serena Williams' husband said.
Read more: Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian sets right claim about Reddit's initial funding from VC
Serena Williams and Venus Williams pay tribute to their late sister
The Williams sisters announced the establishment of the Yetunde Price Resourceful Community Awards. These awards will support organizations that are making an impact in their communities and serve as a tribute to their late sister, Yetunde Price, who died in 2003.
Serena and Venus Williams announced on Thanksgiving that they will be "expanding their philanthropic footprint" as they hope to work for "communities in need of resources."
"This year, we’re proud to announce that we are expanding our philanthropic footprint nationwide with the Yetunde Price Resourceful Community Awards, honoring the memory of our beloved sister, Yetunde Price, supporting centers and organizations that can show demonstrated impact in the community," Williams sisters said.
Read more: Serena Williams & sister Venus honor late sister Yetunde's memory with philanthropic effort inspired by their experience with poverty & gender pay gap
Martina Navratilova tweets against the latest Taliban rule against women
Martina Navratilova spoke out against the latest Taliban rule against women. The former American star took to X after news came of the Taliban banning women from studying in medical institutions. This comes after a rule was passed in 2022 which only allowed women to study till the sixth grade.
Navratilova took to X and shared a video of women students being denied entry into medical colleges in Afghanistan.
"The Taliban are evil. All men. All Evil," she wrote.
Read more: "All men, all evil" - Martina Navratilova makes her feelings known on Taliban banning women from pursuing medical education in Afghanistan