Serena Williams premieres docuseries ‘In the Arena: Serena Williams’ at Tribeca Festival “In my position and growing up as a teenager and 14, I kind of had to be guarded to just kind of stay sane, and just being in so much press…so it was a grind” 🎥: Associated Press
Serena Williams: "I had to Be careful to stay sane" during teenage tennis years
WTASunday, 16 June 2024 at 02:00
Serena Williams spoke about her early entry into the WTA
Tour while gracing the red carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York
City. The 23-time Grand Slam champion premiered her eight-part documentary
series, ‘In the Arena: Serena Williams.’
The series will air on ESPN+ starting July 10 and features
eight episodes that promise to “provide the most complete, intimate, and
compelling account of her legendary career, featuring firsthand perspectives
from Williams and key figures throughout her life.”
Williams discusses her teenage years during the premiere
The former world No. 1 was one of the main stars on the red
carpet at the festival and answered some questions from the Associated Press as
she entered the event. Williams revealed the difficulties she faced during her
teenage years while dealing with the pressures of professional tennis.
"It
wasn't like you were on tour and you took a break and you had a couple of years
off. It was every week. So it was a grind and it's really nice to see a
different side, a real side of what happened behind the scenes.”
“I saw those eight episodes in the docuseries, but I'm just
excited to see them again tonight. In my position and growing up as a teenager
and as a 14-year-old, I had to be careful to stay sane, and be in the press so
much and do everything that. I used to travel the world every year," she
revealed.
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