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Serena Williams took time to pose with her family on the red carpet before hosting the 2024 ESPY Awards.
The 42-year-old tennis legend, who recently shared that she tried to cash a $1 million check at a drive-thru ATM, hit the red carpet with her husband Alexis Ohanian and their 6-year-old daughter Olympia on Thursday.
Williams did not bring their youngest child, Adira River Ohanian, born in August 2023, to the festivities.
The athlete appeared in a beautiful black dress with silver straps, which reached down to the carpet and trailed slightly behind her.
The train was decorated with matching silver embellishments and she wore matching earrings, a gold watch and several rings.
Serena Williams took time to pose with her family on the red carpet before hosting the 2024 ESPY Awards.
The 42-year-old tennis legend appeared on the red carpet with her husband Alexis Ohanian and their 6-year-old daughter Olympia on Thursday
The long train hid Williams’ shoes as she posed before beginning her presenting duties.
Her husband Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, opted for a classic black Gucci suit with a white shirt and black tie.
Their daughter Olympia opted for a silver dress and matching silver ballerinas for the red carpet look.
Williams is considered by many to be the greatest female tennis player of all time, having won 23 Grand Slam tournaments and earned Prize money of $95 million.
The legend recently recounted a unique moment early in her career, during a performance on Hot Ones.
“I got my check for a million dollars and I was like, ‘Okay, I’m going to deposit it,’” she revealed.
“I never really spent a lot of money, I was so serious. I don’t know what happened to me, I used to be serious,” she said.
‘So I went to the drive-through and this guy was like, “Um… I think you need to come in for this.” And I was like, “Oh, okay!”
The long train hid Williams’ shoes as she posed before beginning her presenting duties.
Her husband Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, opted for a classic black Gucci suit with a white shirt and black tie.
Williams is considered by many to be the greatest female tennis player of all time, having won 23 Grand Slam tournaments and earned $95 million in prize money.
Their daughter Olympia opted for a silver dress and matching silver ballerinas for the red carpet look
Despite receiving winner’s cheque after winner’s cheque during her illustrious career, Williams maintains that she was never motivated by money as a player.
Despite receiving winner’s cheque after winner’s cheque during her illustrious career, Williams insists that money has never motivated her as a player.
So much so that she often forgot that she had won several prizes on the tennis court.
“I never played for money, I played because I loved the sport,” the tennis legend added. “I don’t even know if I wanted to play to be the best, I wanted to win.
‘So my tax man would say, “Didn’t you get your money?” And I’d say, “Oh, I didn’t get it in Zurich. Oh, I forgot it in Moscow.”