Serena Williams ranks in the Top 3 of the most-followed athletes on Instagram

WTA legend Serena Williams is one of the most followed athletes on Instagram. To be precise, the former US star is on the podium of this special classification, and precisely in second place. 

The most followed athlete on Instagram is US wrestler Ronda Rousey, who has 16.5 million Instagram followers. In second place is Serena, with 16.2 million followers. In third place sits another tennis player, the now-retired Indian star Sania Mirza, with 11.1 million followers.

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In fourth place is former WWE star Nikki Bella, followed by Alex Morgan, US soccer star, who has 9.8 million followers. Brie Bella, twin sister of Nikki Bella and also a former WWE wrestler, has 8.5 million followers. 

Smmiriti Mandhana who is a cricketer, has 7.2 million followers. American gymnastics star Simone Biles has 6.6 million followers. Saraya-Jade Bavis, WWE wrestler known as Paige, has 6 million followers. Natalie Eva Marie, also a former wrestler, has 5.9 million followers.

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Serena Williams has undoubtedly been an icon of women's tennis throughout her splendid career, giving so much to the movement and to the rivals themselves with her enormous talent and achievements.

The tennis great recently retired from the world of sport, after having rewritten a series of records, including 23 Grand Slam titles out of a total of 73 in the WTA Tour, a record in the Open Era, including among men as well, given that the Spaniard Rafael Nadal currently holds 22 Major titles.