Serena Williams and sister Venus Williams appear in swimsuits in the March edition of Harper’s Bazaar magazine. The excellent write-up chronicles their journey from Compton to becoming grand slam champions and their accomplishments off the court.

In the article, the Williams sisters talk about King Richard, the well-acclaimed movie that that tells their story.

I don’t think people even thought about what happened before we turned pro. 

-Venus Williams (in Bazaar)

The article talks about the importance of family to Serena and Venus. The sisters don’t celebrate holidays because they were raised as Jehovah’s Witnesses.

These days, the sisters play tennis on their terms. They make time for activities other than tennis. They are involved in charities and businesses. They have earned the freedom to do it their way.

Ons Jabeur has come out in support of Novak Djokovic, who has refused to get vaccinated. Djokovic was initially given a medical exemption to play at the Australian Open but his visa was revoked at the last minute.

Jabeur said:

I feel like some players they blame him for coming, some players they don’t. I feel like we should respect his choice that he didn’t want to get vaccinated. If they didn’t want him to come, why did you give the exemption and everything? So, I feel like it’s tough what’s happening to him or to anybody; it’s a very, very tough situation.

I hope it’s not political as people are saying. I feel like he’s going for a historical run this season, especially at the Australian Open, and he saw an opportunity to get an exemption so he took it, and you cannot blame him for that really.

Jabeur tested positive for COVID-19  in December despite being vaccinated. She is not an ant-vaxxer  but supports others who hold that view.

Very few players have supported Djokovic’s anti-vaccine stance. Most players feel that he should follow the vaccine rules like everybody else and not get exemptions from tournaments.

Ons Jabeur is the highest-ranked Arab player in tennis history. She reached her peaking ranking of world number 7 in 2021. She is also the first ever Arab player to win a WTA title.