Three-time Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersey recently commented on Serena Williams and said there will never be another player like her.
Williams had an incredible career in which she won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, four Olympic gold medals, and other achievements.
However, the legendary player announced her retirement after the 2022 US Open, where she competed in singles and doubles. Her singles match was interrupted in the third round by Ajla Tomjanovic, while she and her sister Venus Williams faced first-round exits in the doubles match.
During Black History Month a year after Serena Williams retired, Jackie Joyner-Kersey told Sky Sports there will be great players but no one will be as good as the 42-year-old .
“There will never be another Serena, but there will always be someone else because all Serena can do is set the standard and I don’t even think Serena wants that. I do know she will Continue to be part of the team. “Pages and chapters of books, newspapers and magazines so that everyone can learn,” she said.
Joiner-Kersey later added that Williams will continue to “evolve” and continue to fight for gender equality and justice, among other things.
“Serena has evolved and will continue to evolve,” she added. “She is seen as more than just a tennis player. She is an advocate who fights for gender equality and when injustice occurs, She will stand up and fight for what is right.” She will continue to do so. “
“Serena Williams has been able to transcend tennis, from the sports pages to the fashion and culture pages” – Jackie Joyner-Kersey
According to Jackie Joyner-Kersey, Serena Williams is an “incredible person” who continues to inspire others and make them believe the impossible is possible.
“She was an incredible person who had an impact not just on her generation but on my generation and on future generations,” she said.
“Being able to have a voice on and off the court, being able to share her expertise, influence and heart as a mother and a mother to so many others. Serena has been able to embrace everything she does on the court, court Also, inspire others and believe that the impossible is possible,” she added.
Joiner-Kersey added that she would always remember the way the 23-time Grand Slam champion elevated tennis from the sports side to the fashion and culture side.
“When you think about the numbers and her career, there are always comparisons, but for me, what I remember most is that she gave it her all every time. She has been able to transcend tennis, from the sports pages, to the fashion pages, to culture Edition,” said the American.
Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian recently welcomed their second daughter, Adira River Ohanian, in August 2023. Their first daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., was born in 2017.