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Sports activities legend and tennis icon Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, would be the topic of an ESPN docuseries.
It is going to be titled “Within the Area: Serena Williams,” a follow-up to “Man within the Area: Tom Brady,” a 10-part ESPN docuseries highlighting the seven-time Tremendous Bowl champion’s life and profession.
ESPN, Faith of Sports activities, Brady’s 199 Productions and Williams and Caroline Currier’s 9 Two Six Productions will produce the docuseries.
Per an announcement on the Walt Disney Firm upfront presentation Tuesday (h/t McKinley Franklin of Selection), Williams’ doc “will spotlight a few of Williams’ most defining profession and private moments with accounts from Williams and different figures in her life.”
Williams is among the most completed athletes in historical past. Her 23 Grand Slam titles high the tennis checklist for males or ladies. She is a four-time Olympic gold medalist (three doubles, one singles) and gained Grand Slam titles in three totally different many years (Nineteen Nineties, 2000s, 2010s), together with her first occurring on the age of 17 on the 1999 U.S. Open.
Williams turned skilled on the age of 14 in 1995 and performed till stepping away from the game in 2022.
