{"id":468946,"date":"2022-06-30T00:49:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T21:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-serena-williams-big-wimbledon-loss-is-actually-a-huge-win\/"},"modified":"2022-06-30T00:49:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T21:49:35","slug":"why-serena-williams-big-wimbledon-loss-is-actually-a-huge-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-serena-williams-big-wimbledon-loss-is-actually-a-huge-win\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Serena Williams&#8217; big Wimbledon loss is actually a huge win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38bad401382\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38bad401382\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-serena-williams-big-wimbledon-loss-is-actually-a-huge-win\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_Serena_Williams_big_Wimbledon_loss_is_actually_a_huge_win%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why Serena Williams&#8217; big Wimbledon loss is actually a huge win&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_Serena_Williams_big_Wimbledon_loss_is_actually_a_huge_win%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why Serena Williams&#8217; big Wimbledon loss is actually a huge win&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Serena Williams\u2019 vaunted comeback at Wimbledon this week did not go according to plan. The 23-time Grand Slam winner lost Tuesday in a first-round shocker to World No. 115 Harmony Tan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That stunning early departure in London, after nearly a year of being off-court, opened the floodgates for the usual question posed to the 40-year-old superstar: When will you retire?<\/p>\n<p>Asked at a post-match press conference if she\u2019ll ever play tennis again professionally, Williams cryptically said, \u201cThat\u2019s a question I can\u2019t answer. I don\u2019t know . . . Who knows? Who knows where I\u2019ll pop up?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reality, actually, has little to do with swatting a furry yellow ball. Williams, who Forbes <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/serena-williams\/?sh=39642e5b4e48\">estimates is worth $260 million<\/a> and made $45.9 million<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brettknight\/2022\/01\/13\/the-highest-paid-female-athletes-score-a-record-167-million\/?sh=2c75390e78cc\"> last year<\/a> in off-court income, is popping up everywhere: in Hollywood, fashion, publishing, venture capital and more. She has laid the groundwork for a post-sports career that could rival Michael Jordan\u2019s. <\/p>\n<p>Sports business writer Andrew Petcash has even predicted Williams <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewPetcash\/status\/1519662918719131649\">will become the first female billionaire athlete<\/a>, thanks to her portfolio of endorsements and investments, including a minority stake in the Miami Dolphins \u2014 an NFL team valued at $3.42 billon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s not just an endorser, she\u2019s a mogul,\u201d Bob Dorfman, a sports marketing expert with the Pinnacle agency, told The Post. \u201cWith the big-name athletes, you\u2019re seeing a lot more of them becoming business people and business owners and running businesses \u2014 not just pitching products.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Williams\u2019 case, she has already gone from the baseline to the boardroom.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Serena_Williams_Wimbledon_Loss6.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Serena Williams unexpectedly lost in the first round of Wimbledon to Harmony Tan. \" class=\"wp-image-22853452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Serena_Williams_Wimbledon_Loss6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Serena_Williams_Wimbledon_Loss6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Serena_Williams_Wimbledon_Loss6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Serena Williams unexpectedly lost in the first round of Wimbledon to Harmony Tan of France. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In March, the four-time Olympic gold medalist unveiled Serena Ventures, her venture capital company that invests in promising new startups. It has already raised more than $111 million for 60 some companies,  including money transfer service Sendwave and online learning platform MasterClass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been fascinated with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and I\u2019ve always loved how it really shapes our lives,\u201d Williams told the New York Times back then. \u201cWhen I met my husband [<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> co-founder Alexis Ohanian], that was our first conversation. That\u2019s how we met. I was talking about investments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams, who wed Ohanian \u2014 who Forbes estimates is worth $70 million \u2014 in 2017, also serves on the boards of Poshmark and SurveyMonkey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Serena_Williams_oscars7-.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Williams attended the Oscars in 2022 as an executive producer of the film &quot;King Richard,&quot; about her father Richard Williams. \" class=\"wp-image-22853451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Serena_Williams_oscars7-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Serena_Williams_oscars7-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Serena_Williams_oscars7-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Williams attended the Oscars in 2022 as an executive producer of the film \u201cKing Richard,\u201d about her father Richard Williams. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">John Locher\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/King-Richard-Movie-04.jpeg.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Will Smith wows as Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena Williams, in &quot;King Richard.&quot; \" class=\"wp-image-20167460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/King-Richard-Movie-04.jpeg.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/King-Richard-Movie-04.jpeg.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/King-Richard-Movie-04.jpeg.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/King-Richard-Movie-04.jpeg.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Will Smith as Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena Williams, in \u201cKing Richard.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Plus, she\u2019s right at home in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>While fans didn\u2019t watch Williams in any Grand Slam final over the past 12 months as she recovered from an injury, they did get to see her holding court on the red carpet, including in a rose-colored Gucci gown at the Oscars \u2014 about 25 miles away from where she grew up in Compton, California.<\/p>\n<p>Serena and Venus Williams were producers on \u201cKing Richard,\u201d the Best Picture nominee about their father Richard Williams. And they had the best seat in the house for Will Smith (who won Best Actor for playing her dad) sl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing presenter Chris Rock.<\/p>\n<p>She recently told Insider that \u201cKing Richard\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/serena-williams-interview-cover-story-2022-4\">could be just the big-screen beginning<\/a>, and she could be involved in more films about the legendary careers of her and her sister, who are only kids in the movie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c \u2018King Richard\u2019 had a perfect ending with Venus on the tennis court,\u201d she said. \u201cVenus goes in her direction, and I go in my direction. It\u2019s two completely different stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would think she would stay in the entertainment field and try and do more with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>,\u201d Dorfman said. \u201cAlong the lines of LeBron James, who has his SpringHill Company. Steph Curry is doing the same thing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/serena-williams-74.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Williams and husband Alexis Ohanian attended the 2021 Met Gala.\" class=\"wp-image-21375733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/serena-williams-74.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/serena-williams-74.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/serena-williams-74.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Williams and husband Alexis Ohanian attended the 2021 Met Gala.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mike Coppola<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Williams is way ahead of James and Curry when it comes to fashion. She\u2019s been making waves with her outfits for decades \u2014 rocking eye-popping tutus and catsuits during matches, or couture at the Met Gala. She turned her love of clothes into a moneymaker in the 2010s with three collaborations for HSN. When one debuted at New York Fashion Week in 2016, Williams sat front row next to tennis buff Anna Wintour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then, in 2019, she launched a retail collection of her own, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbyserena.com\/\">S by Serena<\/a>, which focuses on sustainably made, budget-conscious clothes. On the website, she models many of the looks herself. Williams also has a cosmetics brand called Aneres and her own jewelry line.<\/p>\n<p>Williams became a mom in 2017, when daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian was born, and she\u2019s being a parent has inspired her new artistic endeavors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Serena_Williams_Ohanian_Alexis.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"William and husband Alexis Ohanian (right) had daughter Olympia (center) in 2017.\" class=\"wp-image-22853440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Serena_Williams_Ohanian_Alexis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Serena_Williams_Ohanian_Alexis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Serena_Williams_Ohanian_Alexis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Williams and husband Alexis Ohanian (right) had daughter Alexis Olympia (center) in 2017.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the proud mom started posting Instagrams of her tot with her doll, Qai Qai, the toy exploded on social media \u2014 the doll\u2019s dedicated account <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realqaiqai\/?hl=en\">has amassed 337,000 followers<\/a> \u2014 and became the launchpad for Williams\u2019 first children\u2019s book, \u201cThe Adventures of Qai Qai,\u201d out Sept. 27. It\u2019s about a little girl who finds confidence with the help of a magic doll.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With her interest in children, Dorfman said Williams might consider opening a tennis school for kids who have less access to the sport. (The Venus and Serena Williams Tutorial\/Tennis Academy in Los Angeles was not founded by the sisters.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All that said, Williams has not officially retired, and her losing match on Tuesday still marked a significant improvement from her loss due to injury at the 2021 Wimbledon. The next slam, the US Open, begins Aug. 29, and Williams has not announced if she plans to play it yet.\u00a0She is still one slam away of tying <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Margaret-Court\">Margaret Court<\/a>\u2018s record of 24 wins. <\/p>\n<p>Whatever happens, Williams has plenty to look forward to when she puts down the racket. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s such a huge name, even if she\u2019s not playing, she\u2019ll still be a big face in the sports world,\u201d Dorfman said. \u201cEven outside the sports world, she\u2019s got icon potential.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The 23-time Grand Slam winner lost Tuesday in a first-round shocker to World No. 115 Harmony Tan.\u00a0 That stunning early departure in London, after nearly a year of being off-court,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":468947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/serena-williams-career.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[130830,5004,5006,109708],"class_list":["post-468946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-6-29-22","tag-alexis-ohanian","tag-serena-williams","tag-wimbledon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=468946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/468947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=468946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=468946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=468946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}