Venus Williams or Serena Williams: who is better?
Venus Williams and Serena Williams are arguably the greatest tennis stars to ever grace this game. The Williams sisters have been dominating the court for more than two decades now.
The duo is in their 40s now and will be looking to call it a day soon keeping in mind that the game has changed over the past few years and the emergence of young blood. However, when it comes to the aura and passion for the game the Williams sisters will be surely on top of the chart of that.
Venus has won 49 singles titles throughout her career, while Serena has 73 titles up her sleeves.
During their prime, both of them were capable of beating even the best of tennis stars and their dominance was such that they made even the toughest encounter one-sided from the word go.
Serena is the younger one of two, has had a more successful tennis career than Venus.
Let’s talk about their head-to-head performances, when did sisters faced each other for the first time and how they bond away from the court and many more.
Serena Williams or Venus Williams – who has won more Grand Slam titles?
When it comes to the number of Grand Slam titles – Serena is way ahead of anyone in the history of this sport. Serena Williams has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other woman or man during the open era. She has 23 Grand Slams to her name.
Meanwhile, Venus is no way near her sister. She has 7 Grand Slams under her belt.
However, both the sisters have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together. This is the second most for a pair in the open era. William Sisters also have three doubles gold medals at the Olympics.
Serena has also won two mixed doubles Grand Slams. The US Open and Wimbledon mixed doubles titles with Belarus’ Max Mirnyi. Venus also has two mixed doubles Grand Slams in her kitty.
Serena Williams or Venus Williams – head to head
Serena and Venus on-field rivalry was one of the most entertaining and famous ones for tennis fans around the world. Even the sisters loved to face each other on-court.
The Williams sisters have met each other on 31 occasions in professional tournaments. The younger sister leads head-to-head 19–12. One of the unique things one should know is that The Williams sisters have played each other in four consecutive Grand Slam finals from French Open 2002 to the Australian Open 2003. All of them were won by Serena.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams off the court
Despite having an intense on-field rivalry – the Williams sisters have immense respect and love towards each other. They have never let their on-court rivalry affect their beautiful relation.
Last year, during her interaction with Naomi Campbell – Serena admitted that no one understands her better than Venus. She also revealed that after defeat she will only talk to Venus and her husband after losing a match.
“No one on this planet, no one understands what I go through except for Venus. She is the only person I will talk to after I lose, not my husband, nobody.
“Nobody else has that experience. So for me, it’s like a special bond. Yeah we’re sisters and we’re really close and we’ve always been really close.”
Serena Williams and Venus Williams net worth
Venus’ net worth is around $95 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Meanwhile, Serena Williams has a massive worth of $220 million.
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The duo has had an exceptional career on the court and has a massive fan following. It will be really unfortunate for anyone to choose one over the other as both of given their sweat and blood to this game.
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