Another one particular for the record books!
Serena Williams is employed to earning championship titles in tennis, but the sports phenom’;s newest feat is her first solo Vogue magazine cover. The fashion bible tapped the 19-time Grand Slam winner to front the April 2015 sports-devoted concern, which was photographed by Annie Leibovitz.
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Wearing a kind-fitting Rag & Bone teal sheath dress that highlighted her athletic physique, and a dark curl-envy-sparking mane, Williams, 33, opened up about her friendships with other tennis stars and her selection to return to compete at Indian Wells for the first time in 14 many years. Another shot characteristics the tennis pro in an alluring red gown, with extended, straight, and wind-blown tresses.
“Let’;s just put an finish to this myth that women players are not able to be pals,” Williams, whose powerhouse sister Venus is also a fierce tennis player, advised the mag. “We can!”
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Serena Williams goes for a normal makeup appear with a extended, curly mane for the April 2015 problem of Vogue magazine.
Credit score: Annie Leibovitz, Vogue
Soon after golfer Rory McIlroy suddenly broke off his engagement to Williams’; longtime competitor Caroline Wozniacki, Williams explained she was a shoulder to cry on.
“My phone was going crazy,” Wozniacki, who also appears in the situation, recalled. “But I didn’;t want to speak to any person.” A supportive Williams refused to allow Wozniacki sink into a depression. “I kept calling,” Williams mentioned.
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The good news is, her persistence paid off. “Initial she texted, ‘If you don’;t pick up, I am going to fly to Monaco.’; And then, ‘If you do not answer the door, I am going to knock it down,'” Wozniacki remembered. “So I thought, ok, I far better response the cellphone. And I am so glad I did.”
Even though she might be fierce on the court (and identified for taking her disappointment out on a racket), these days, the L.A. native is all about embracing forgiveness. Following reading Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, A Prolonged Stroll to Freedom, Williams made the decision to return to Indian Wells, a competition she swore off fully soon after currently being viciously booed by the crowd at the age of 19. “That is when I recognized I had to go back,” Williams mentioned. “I often speak about forgiveness, but I essential to in fact demonstrate it.”
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