Serena Williams takes joking shot at sister Venus - "You're going down"

WTA legend Serena Williams has jokingly blamed her sister Venus Williams for keeping her up all night and ruining her sleep schedule.

Serena and Venus attended the wedding ceremony of David Beckham’s son, Brooklyn, at the weekend and Serena posted a hilarious Instagram story about her sister at the end of the night.

After coming back late from the ceremony, Serena uploaded an Instagram story stressing how tired she was and that she planned to go to sleep straight away. However, six hours later she posted another story and revealed she and Venus had been on a phone call until the early hours of the morning.

The former World No.1 jokingly criticized her sister, stressing: “My sister is a problem. She had me out all hours of the night. And then, we talk on the phone until 5 AM. I’m like, you know, Olympia [Williams’ daughter] is gonna wake me up at 7 AM. No matter what time I go to bed. Thanks, Venus. You’re going down.”

Judging by the clip, Serena’s threats were clearly meant in jest and it’s heartwarming to see the two sisters still inseparable from each other.

Remarkably, despite both being over 40-years-of-age, neither has officially retired from tennis as of now. Venus played in a record-breaking 90th Grand Slam at Wimbledon last year but last competed in August 2021 at the Chicago Women’s Open. The 41-year-old has dropped to 467th in the World Rankings –– her lowest ranking in more than a decade and has not disclosed when she might play again. 

Similarly, Serena has barely played recently and last competed at the All-England Club last year. There have been rumors concerning her potential retirement for a while now but Serena confirmed last week that she plans to play Wimbledon this year if fit enough.

Wimbledon will take place between June 27th and July 10th, so hopefully we see both Williams sisters in action.