Venus and Serena Williams on the Continent

The 2 most famous US tennis sisters were on the continent recently to motivate young girls to “break the mould” and excel in whichever sport they are participating in. Breaking the Mould (BTM), is an initiative developed by Octagon South Africa to acknowledge and recognise women of all ages who have broken the mould in their different spheres.

“We would definitely love to see more athletes come out of Africa,” Serena told journalists. “We were able to break the mould in a sport that was just really dominated by white people and to have a face of colour than can come in and dominate (shows) it doesn’t matter what your background is and where you come from,” she said.

The sisters were in Lagos and South Africa motivating and teaching young kids on tennis and also played an exhibition match against each other which Serena won.