What Happened To Serena Williams’ Face? Why Was Wearing Black Tape On Wimbledon

Serena Williams is a professional and promising tennis player and an activist from Florida. Serena, one of the world’s highest-paid athletes, collected almost $29 million in 2016.

In other words, Serena is considered an ironic tennis player of all time. She has been top-ranked in singles by the (WTA) Women’s Tennis Association for 319 weeks, including a joint-record of 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.

Also, Serena has won the highest 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time, behind Margaret Court’s 24.

After a successful career in sports, Serena has appeared in many TV shows and also worked as a voice actor in animated shows. Besides, Serena often comes into the limelight with her unique dressing sense. She is known for her unusual and colorful outfits on court.

In 2002, the tabloid got heated when she wore a black lycra catsuit at the US Open. Likewise, at the 2004 US Open, Williams wore denim skirts and knee-high boots.

What Happened To Tennis Superstar Serena Williams’s Face?

People have spotted that Serena Williams has been wearing a tape on her face at the 2022 Wimbledon Championship. Why so? There is nothing wrong with her face thankfully.

According to the Times, Serena was wearing medical tape designed mainly to relieve a 40-year-old’s sinus problems.

As per the recently updated news from BBC, the 2022 Wimbledon championship has been the highlighted news since day one. On day two of Wimbledon, Harmony Tan defeated a four-time Olympic champion, Serena Williams, in a tie-break thriller. What an epic victory for Tan this year?

Fans of Tan showered their love to the Wimbledon star of the day at Wimbledon 2022 via Twitter.

Why Is Serena Williams Wearing A Black Tape On Her Face At 2022 Wimbledon?

Serena Williams, now 40, wore black tape on her face on the second day of the 2022 Wimbledon championship. She was spotted wearing a black tape in the doubles semifinals at Eastbourne.

Williams said to Reuters that she is a sinus sufferer. According to Sporting News, Williams spilled the beans about her sinus issue in an interview during the summer Grand Slam schedule in 2007.

Tennis Player Serena Williams’s Husband Is Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian

Serena Williams is a married woman. Her husband is none other than Alexis Ohanian, a handsome Reddit co-founder.

The lovely couple tied the knot on November 16, 2017, in New Orleans. The extravagant wedding was held in New Orleans, and guests who were invited to her wedding included Beyoncé, Anna Wintour, Kelly Rowland, and Kim Kardashian.

Did you know? Alexis proposed to Serena in Rome and later announced their engagement news through a Reddit post.

Serena Williams Family And Parent’s Details

Born to an athletic family, Serena Williams is the daughter of  Oracene Price and Richard Williams. Both her father and mother were former American Tennis coaches.

Nevertheless, Serena is the youngest of all five sisters, half-sisters Yetunde, Lyndrea, and Isha Price, and full older sister, Venus. She is not the only athlete in her family. Her older sister, Venus, is an outstanding tennis player.

Also, Serena welcomed her first child in September 2017. She named her “Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr,” who is called “Olympia.” She usually shared photos of her daughter on Instagram and Facebook.

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