To understand Serena Williams, you have to see it from Venus’s perspective. The older sister, the one who broke through first, who at six feet tall and with the gait of a gazelle was surely destined to dominate the sport of tennis for years to come. Of course, it didn’t happen that way.
Venus, who would go on to win seven major singles titles, knew from a very young age that there was someone, only 15 months her junior, who was better. Tougher. Who seemed to want it more.
