Canadian Olympic swimmer Penny Oleksiak shared that she has always looked up to Williams in an interview with TSN. “I hope I can be there when I’m her age. I really want to be like her. I really look up to her as a person and as an athlete. I love everything she does, everything she stands for. I love Serena.” Team USA tweeted its support for Williams, “#Serena is playing now. We repeat. #Serena is playing now.” Williams is a four-time Olympic gold medalist for Team USA. The NBA team Orlando Magic just tweeted “testimonial history” in the middle of the first set. The team’s 2022 NBA draft pick Paolo Banchero also posted “I’m really going to see Serena live.” Roland Garros, the official name for the French Open, tweeted photos of Serena’s first set. Williams holds three French Open titles. Another tennis pro, Christopher Eubanks, posted “This is vintage Serena we’re watching here.” Williams lost the first set to Tomljanović 7-5, but continued to receive encouraging messages on social media throughout the second set.
