Serena Williams’ Daughter Olympia Puts Her Dad To Work While Showing Just How Much She Takes After Her Mom

26/09/2023

Olympia Ohanian seems to be following in mom Serena Williams’ footsteps. Or — perhaps more aptly — her footwork.

Over the weekend, the 6-year-old hit the tennis court with her parents. And while fans are assuming her mom acted as her coach (who better than a 23-time Grand Slam champion?!), her dad was given a slightly less glamorous role.

“Papa is my ballboy,” read the caption on a photo of a sweaty Olympia practicing her backhand.

“🙋🏻‍♂️,” dad Alexis Ohanian commented.

Others were quick to jump in the comments too saying things like, “DNA 👸🏽🎾,” “And so it begins… 😍,” “Being a dad is Priceless ❤️,” and “look at that stance already #gotthepower.”

Williams told People that she and Olympia — and presumably their ballboy — started hitting the court at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Honestly, we started because it’s a socially safe sport, and when COVID happened, it was like, ‘We’re just in the house with a 3-year-old, what do we do?’”