"I beat my dad when I was 8-years-old" - Venus Williams recalls one of her best childhood victories

Monday, 11 July 2022 at 22:00

Updated at Thursday, 14 July 2022 at 12:54

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bySebastian Dahlman

Venus Williams is one of the legends of the sport and she made fans happy when she decided to compete at the 2022 Wimbledon.

It's been almost a year since Venus Williams played her last singles match, but she made a doubles comeback at the 2022 Wimbledon when she joined forces with Jamie Murray in mixed doubles. A few days after the tournament, she practiced in Croatia and it seems that her singles comeback is nearing. Recently, the 42-years-old American is active also on YouTube where she shared one funny story from her childhood.

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"Yeah, I think one of my best moments growing up with my dad, and this probably didn't make him happy, so it's probably not a great way to show your parents love or respect, but I beat him."

— Venus Williams

"I was like eight years old and I remember specifically we were at this park that we called, maybe it was the duck park or was it the bridge park, we just like called it by like it was like the tetherball park or that had a ball."

— Venus Williams

"Anyway we're at this park and it was night, the lights are on we're always practicing late and I beat my dad. The rule was if I beat him I could play a tournament but he didn't let me for a year so yeah I had to wait. But I was always asking it's like I want to play I want to play so that was like a pretty cool memory."

— Venus Williams