Serena Williams’ husband and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is arguably the largest supporter of the tennis nice. The 39-year-old, who’s chasing her twenty fourth Grand Slam title, is at the moment having fun with supreme kind in the continued Australian Open and her convincing win in opposition to Simona Halep in the quarter-finals on Tuesday was only a mere reflection of it.
As Serena dismantled the reigning Wimbledon champion, her husband loved the sight from the gamers’ field sporting an eye catching piece of fanwear. Ohanian donned a t-shirt that had Serena’s image in the entrance with textual content in crimson daring letters, which learn: “Greatest Female Athlete”, with the phrase ‘Female’ being crossed out.
The shirt devoted to the 23 Grand Slam winner was launched by Nike forward of the event.
Serena wasn’t the one one impressing her admirers at the Rod Laver Arena, as many took to Twitter to applaud Ohanian’s easy show of affection and support for his spouse.
Serena’s husband being the largest Serena fan is simply completely what she deserves x pic.twitter.com/7ewHl2Kajt
— not once more ben (@NotAgainBen) February 16, 2021
Serena’s husband is the most effective! He at all times brings sth to the court docket! #Ao2021 pic.twitter.com/x93UdzlQ9v
— Bee (@Bridget_Otoo) February 16, 2021
Hey @alexisohanian, the place can I get one in all these? #GOAT #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/x7Dxu1zeRW
— Vanessa Sanchez (@VanSan3000) February 16, 2021
Following the conclusion of the match, Ohanian additionally took a dig in opposition to Ion Tiriac, who had recommended that Serena ought to draw curtains on her tennis profession due to her age and weight.
Good factor nobody listens to that racist sexist Ion Țiriac https://t.co/Dz0LVephE0
— §AlexisOhanian (@alexisohanian) February 16, 2021
Serena got here by an enormous take a look at of her Australian Open title credentials to succeed in the final 4 at Melbourne Park for the ninth time with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Halep in a high-quality quarter-final. The 39-year-old went toe-to-toe with the Romanian second seed over 80 minutes on Rod Laver Arena earlier than she was lastly capable of transfer to inside two victories of a record-equalling twenty fourth Grand Slam title.
Williams hit some ferocious forehands and moved across the court docket with a freedom that she has not loved for a superb whereas to arrange a semi-final assembly in opposition to in-form Japanese third seed Naomi Osaka.