The Williams sisters – Venue and Serena – are featured on the cover of the latest Harper’s Bazaar. The magazine also features an extensive piece on them.
Venus Williams made her professional tennis debut in 1994. Her sister Serena followed her in 1995. That is more than 20 years of Williams sisters not only dominating the world of tennis but also starring as main characters in the Venn diagram of sports and pop culture. Between them, they have 48 Grand Slam titles (including 14 shared women’s doubles titles), several fashion lines, a venture-capital firm and an interior-design company. Venus is now 41, Serena is 40, and neither has yet retired — a rare two-decade streak of physical authority for any athlete. This rise to power would be atypical for anyone, but for two Black girls from Compton, California, it’s legendary. It is the stuff of movies, and, indeed, this past year Venus and Serena executive-produced “King Richard.” a film that tells the story of their early years through the lens of the fierce love of their father, played by Will Smith.
