Serena Williams admits she “misses tennis like crazy” however has discovered one thing to maintain her aggressive spirit and that is exercising and caring for her food regimen.
The American tennis icon, who turned 43 in September, retired simply over two years in the past throughout the 2022 US Open. On the time, it wasn’t a secret that not everybody was satisfied that it was certainly the top of her professional journey. Later, the previous world No. 1 herself admitted that she felt tempted to return however in the end determined to stay put.
The previous 23-time Grand Slam champion might have determined in opposition to making a comeback however she stays lively.
“I’ve gotten obsessed, extra obsessive about food regimen and train, I believe, than after I was enjoying tennis. I knew that I used to be going to burn 20,000 energy a day, and now I’m like, ‘Oh my god, I don’t know what number of energy I’m going to have the ability to burn!’ Have a look at me. I’m making an attempt to compete — not compete, rephrase — making an attempt to do a half-marathon. That’s my new aim. So it’s similar to I’ve to do one thing aggressive. I miss tennis like loopy,” Williams told People Magazine.
Williams has been focused on family, business
Several months after walking away from pro tennis, the former world No. 1 announced that she was pregnant with her second child. And last August, a baby girl named Adira was born. Now, the 43-year-old is raising two daughters – seven-year-old Olympia and 15-month-old Adira.
Serena Williams and daughter Adira© Serena Williams/Instagram – Fair Use
In the same interview with People, Williams admitted that one of the reasons why she is trying to maintain an active lifestyle is because she wants to be “wholesome for her youngsters.”
On the identical time, the American tennis legend has been doing enterprise work via her enterprise capital fund – Serena Ventures – which she began in 2017.