Serena Williams took to Instagram to show her followers pictures of her daughter wearing an outfit the tennis star had donned in the past. The legendary athlete, 39, posted two pictures, one of herself wearing a red and white dress with three-quarters sleeves in front of a door with her name on it.
The second featured her daughter wearing the same while wearing her backpack and looking at herself in the mirror. She wore her hair in dreadlocks affixed with a number of beads.
She captioned the photo, ‘Who wore it best? I vote for @olympiaohanian.’Williams shares the 4-year-old with internet entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social media site Reddit.The couple met in Rome in 2015 right before Williams went to play her first match at that year’s Italian Open.
The social media mogul sat down at a table the 39-time Grand Slam winner and her team were going to use for breakfast. The Williams team tried to get future father of her child to move by telling him there was a rate near the table.
Ohanian did not get up, and, eventually, Venus’ sister invited him to sit with her group for breakfast.While the activist has been busy with family, her career has continued to grow King Richard, a movie starring Will Smith as her father, is set to be released this fall.
In addition, the star has also continued to do what she loves most – namely, play tennis. After losing in the fourth round of the French Open, Williams competed at Wimbledon. She had to retire from the tournament after the first round in which she went down with an injury.
Twenty-three time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams has become a style icon on and off the tennis court, but she’s taken her fashion game to the next level by matching with her 2-year-old daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
Williams and Ohanian were “twinning” in matching outfits during what appeared to be a weekend outing in New York City’s Central Park.
In a photo Williams shared on Instagram on Saturday, the mother-daughter duo sported identical $29.50 black tutus with silver stars and a sparkly, colorful waistline from children’s apparel brand Rockets of Awesome. Williams and Ohanian completed the look with black, short-sleeved T-shirts and black-and-pink Nike sneakers.
On Tuesday, Williams posted an Instagram of the pair wearing matching pink one-piece bathing suits on a tropical getaway. Williams’ swimsuit had “The Shady One” printed on it in white block letters, while Ohanian’s said “Wild Child” in the same font.