By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Monday, March 3, 2025
Photograph credit score: Toronto Tempo Fb
Singles star Serena Williams continues exhibiting group spirit in her post-playing days.
Entrepreneur Serena has expanded her sports activities portfolio as co-owner of a brand new group.
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Former world No. 1 Serena is a co-owner of Toronto Tempo, a brand new growth WNBA franchise set to start out play in 2026.
In an announcement saying Serena’s possession, the franchise mentioned the tennis legend will play an lively function as an proprietor.
“I’m thrilled to announce my possession function within the first Canadian WNBA group, the Toronto Tempo,’ mentioned 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 mentioned that girls’s sports activities are an unbelievable funding alternative. I’m excited to associate 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 stories Serena has an estimated web value of about $340 million.
“I really like sports activities and I am so grateful for all the pieces I gained competing on the courtroom,” Serena mentioned. “I am thrilled to have the ability to play a job in constructing these alternatives for extra girls.”
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 really like Toronto—the tradition, the meals, the folks. I gained 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 Individuals’s Bid for TikTok as a stratetic advisor to the group making an attempt to purchase TikTok.
