The appearance
of
Venus Williams on the cover of a magazine generated reactions from Naomi
Osaka,
Coco Gauff and
Reilly Opelka.
Recently,
Venus Williams shared an image of the cover of the new issue of Paper Magazine,
in which she appears on the cover and is interviewed. The former world No. 1
has undertaken the project of restoring the childhood home of musical legend
Nina Simone, which is currently abandoned.
Nina Simone
The elder
of the Williams sisters expressed her concern for preserving the history of
underrepresented communities and her admiration for the life, career, and
legacy of the artist Nina Simone.
The cover
shows the 7-time Grand Slam champion in a blue aesthetic, where she appears
reclined in a blue armchair inside a room of the same color. Additionally, her dress,
nails, and hair appear in a similar shade.
The
reactions to the image came from several tennis stars. Japanese player Naomi
Osaka commented on the post by writing "Queen" and American player
Coco Gauff added emojis. Both even shared the post on their Instagram stories.
Reilly Opelka also commented on the photo: "This," he wrote.