Despite not competing, Serena Williams is still making a splash at the Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony in Paris. Alongside her family, including husband Alexis Ohanian and oldest daughter Olympia, Williams, 42, joined the festivities and walked the red carpet ahead of the Opening Ceremony. On the carpet, Olympia, who is 6 years old, stole the show when NBC asked her what she was most excited about at the Games.
With a shy smile, she responded, “Every one of them,” prompting giggles and smiles from her proud parents. Ohanian, 41, playfully added, “Let ’em know.” Williams then shared her excitement for the Olympics being held in Paris.
“It’s fun! I mean the Olympics in Paris is really, really incredible,” she said. She then admitted to feeling envious of the tennis taking place at the renowned Roland-Garros. “I don’t know if it’s fun or if I’m a little jealous,” she confessed.
“I did do the London-Wimbledon combination but there’s a little jealousy here.” Throughout her illustrious career, Williams earned four Olympic gold medals: one in the women’s singles at London 2012 and three in women’s doubles with her sister, Venus Williams. She left tennis after a legendary career in 2022 , nearly a year before welcoming her second daughter, Adira.
Williams spoke about her greatest joy in life — her children — in an April 2024 interview with Byrdie . “I can’t say that a Wimbledon trophy holds a candle to volunteering at my kid’s school,” s.