The 37-year-oldhas banked more than $88 million from prize money in tennis, has won 72 Women's Tennis Association singles titles, and is hoping to win her 24th Grand Slam title which would equal the record set by Margaret Court 46 years ago.
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This is everything global tennis icon Serena Williams eats for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Serena Williams is on the cusp of making even more history.
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Victory at the 2019 Australian Open would exorcise her notorious straight sets loss to Naomi Osaka in September, 2018, when she was slapped with a hat-trick of code violations.
The aftermath has seen her lampooned in the Australian newspaper The Herald Sun, where she was drawn as an angry baby with grossly exaggerated features like oversized lips, a big nose, and wiry hair. The cartoon was called "racist and misogynistic" by Williams' husband the Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.
Williams was then slammed as "no feminist hero," while umpires consider a boycott of her future matches because she called the US Open umpire a "liar" and a "thief" too.
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The 2019 tennis season has begun with great positivity, however. She began the year playing a historic doubles match against Roger Federer, praising him afterwards as the "greatest of all time."
At the Australian Open itself Williams has created headlines for her post-match interviews as well as her extraordinary tennis. Recently she claimed that she does not even know where trophies are , and that she has watched Frozen 3,000 times .
What remains clear is that Williams is a fierce competitor. But in order to maintain her sporting dominance, Williams has to eat right before a match. So what sort of food does a 23-time tennis major champion serve up?
Here's everything Williams likes to have for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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This is Serena Williams, a superstar tennis player who has reached two Grand Slam tournament finals in 2018 since returning to the sport after taking time out to give birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. This week, she is looking to reach the final of another major the 2019 Australian Open.
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Before a game, Williams "usually cant" eat and says it may be down to nerves. However, if she was going to have a meal, it would be a "protein and carb" combo like turkey sausage and baked potato.
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When Williams is away from the court, she spares no expense and orders a delicious and healthy looking platter for breakfast including staples like smoothies and fruits.
Its not all clean-eating, though. Williams has an obvious sweet tooth and wont hesitate to put away a beignet, which is basically a deep fried nugget of sugary dough.
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When it comes to lunches, or general snacking, Williams never refuses a taco and they are an ever-present feature of the tennis champions Instagram.
Williams once said on Facebook: "I want tacos. Everyday I want tacos. I dont know what to do? Is there help for someone that wants to eat tacos everyday?"
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If tacos arent on the menu and Williams wanted to celebrate a tennis success, she would order a cheese pizza and french fries.
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Source: Glamour .
But sometimes nothing beats home cooking and, for Williams, that means her mothers chicken, rice, and gravy.
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Source: Bon Appetit .
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If Williams is doing the cooking, then she likes to wow her friends and family with a number of dishes. "For years I was always making gumbo for everyone," she said. "My other go-to dishes are something I call a seven-bean delight which really only has five beans, but dont tell. And roasted chicken with garlic."
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Aside from tacos, there is another food Williams is obsessed with moon pie. "I love moon pies. If "Moon Pie" sponsored me, Id be bigger than any house on this planet! I love the originals: banana, chocolate, or vanilla. Now I really want a Moon Pie!"
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Source: Bon Appetit .
See Also:
- Here's when the 2019 Australian Open final starts where you live and how you can watch it live online
- Serena Williams looked mortified and turned around after walking onto the Australian Open court while 'world number one' Simona Halep was being announced
- Alexis Ohanian says he keeps a spreadsheet of everything he owns while Serena Williams, his wife, 'has no idea where all of her trophies are'
SEE ALSO: Serena Williams looked mortified and turned around after walking onto the Australian Open court while 'world number one' Simona Halep was being announced
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