By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Monday, March 3, 2025
Photograph credit score: Toronto Tempo Fb
Singles star Serena Williams continues exhibiting staff spirit in her post-playing days.
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Former world No. 1 Serena is a co-owner of Toronto Tempo, a brand new enlargement WNBA franchise set to begin play in 2026.
In an announcement saying Serena’s possession, the franchise stated the tennis legend will play an energetic position as an proprietor.
“I’m thrilled to announce my possession position within the first Canadian WNBA staff, the Toronto Tempo,’ stated Serena Williams. “This second is not only about basketball; it’s about showcasing the true worth and potential of feminine athletes.
“I’ve all the time stated that ladies’s sports activities are an unbelievable funding alternative. I’m excited to companion with Larry and all of Canada in creating this new WNBA franchise and legacy.”
4-time Olympic gold-medal champion Serena bounces a tennis ball that turns into a basketball in a brand new video saying her possession stake.
It is Serena’s second stake in a sports activities franchise.
Serena Williams and older sister Venus Williams personal a minority share of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. Forbes experiences Serena has an estimated web price of about $340 million.
“I like sports activities and I am so grateful for all the pieces I gained competing on the courtroom,” Serena stated. “I am thrilled to have the ability to play a task in constructing these alternatives for extra ladies.”
The 23-time Grand Slam champion recalled her tennis roots wind again to Canada.
“Canada has all the time been a particular place for me,” Serena Stated. “I performed my first skilled tennis [match] in Quebec Metropolis.
“And I like Toronto—the tradition, the meals, the folks. I received my first Rogers Cup right here once I was 19.”
Information of Serena’s funding within the Toronto Tempo comes on the identical day her husband, Brookly native and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joined The Folks’s Bid for TikTok as a stratetic advisor to the group making an attempt to purchase TikTok.
