Serena Williams shares emotional tribute to sister Venus Williams on her wedding day

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00:00Serena Williams shares emotional tribute to Sister Venus Williams on her wedding day.

00:06For tennis legends Serena Williams and Venus Williams,

00:09sisterhood has always been the foundation beneath their historic careers.

00:13Venus Williams quietly married Andrea Preti in Palm Beach

00:16three months after a private ceremony in Italy.

00:19From public courts in Compton to global stages,

00:22they trained together and defended one another

00:25in a sport slow to accept two unapologetically powerful black women.

00:30On Venus' wedding day, Serena shared a heartfelt caption,

00:33my sister's keeper.

00:35Venus, where do I even begin?

00:37From the backyard courts to the biggest stages in the world,

00:40you've always led with grace, strength, and a heart bigger than any trophy.

00:44Watching you step into this next chapter surrounded by love felt like watching the sun rise,

00:49steady, powerful, and full of promise.

00:53Seeing you this happy, this loved, this radiant, it means everything to me.

00:57Venus turned pro in 1994, reached world number one in 2002,

01:03won five Wimbledon's, two U.S. Opens, four Olympic golds,

01:06and helped secure equal prize money at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

01:11Serena won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and 73 WTA singles titles,

01:17held world number one for 319 weeks,

01:20completed three career Golden Slams,

01:22and with Venus won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles without a loss.

01:27Unapologetically powerful and visibly black,

01:30they challenged Eurocentric standards,

01:32endured disproportionate criticism,

01:34opened doors across women's sports,

01:36and proved strength was something to own, not hide.

01:40Venus' wedding favored maturity and privacy,

01:42with no viral announcements and no oversharing.

01:44While Andrea Preddy stayed outside the spotlight,

01:47making Serena's tribute feel personal, not performative.

01:51Fans are rallying behind intentional relationships,

01:54including Nelly and Ashanti's marriage,

01:56Coco Jones and NBA star Donovan Mitchell's engagement rumors,

02:00and Soraya and Joey Bada welcoming a baby and an engagement,

02:04echoing the maturity in Serena's tribute.

02:06I'll see you next time.

02:07Bye-bye.