Serena Williams reacts to Venus Williams having another tennis partner

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Serena Williams reacts to Venus Williams having another tennis partner
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Tennis icon Serena Williams had a cheeky reaction to her sister Venus Williams competing with a new partner, Leylah Fernandez, at the 2025 U.S. Open.

Tennis icon Serena Williams had a cheeky reaction to her sister Venus Williams competing with a new partner, Leylah Fernandez, at the 2025 U.S. Open Aug. 30.Aug. 31, the 43-year-old recorded a clip of her sister, 45, and Fernandez, 22, at their match before turning the camera on herself as she playfully rolled her eyes.

Moments later, she pretended to force a smile while her eyes darted back and forth.“When you see your sister @Venus Williams has a new doubles partner @leylahanniefernandez,” Williams captioned the post, “and you are really happy she’s winning with someone else…”When you see your sister @Venus Williams has a new doubles partner @leylahanniefernandez and you are really happy she’s winning with someone else…Despite the sarcasm, Serena Williams — who has won 14 women’s doubles titles with her sister — has frequently proven to be Venus Williams' biggest supporter. In fact, she shared a heartfelt tribute to her big sis just days earlierSerena Williams and More Stars Who’ve Served Up Their Take on Ozempic and Other Weight-Loss Drugs “Strength, courage, determination, class, perseverance, inspiration… there’s not enough words to describe how proud I am of you @VenusWilliams,” she wrote in a post onin September 2022. “No one knows more what I'm going through than she does. She's someone who understands me without even saying a word. I know that it's unusual to have a sibling in sports, but it is the only experience I know so I can't imagine not having one.”“From what I understand, 99 percent of people do it alone,” she went on, “but I never had to.” Game, set, match! Venus Williams is ready to serve at the 2025 Met Gala. The tennis phenom shares with Access Hollywood's Scott Evans how much planning went into her custom, tennis-inspired Lacoste look for fashion's biggest night alongside designer Pelagia Kolotouros, and reveals that she didn't give sister Serena Williams a sneak peek.

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