Serena Williams has a fantastic sense of humor and brought it out at just the right time.
Williams is seemingly aware of another Williams — Alabama freshman sensation Ryan Williams. At just 17 years old, Ryan is gaining national attention for his tremendous skills, and an absurd game on Saturday against the No. 2 ranked Georgia Bulldogs.
The freshman lit up the field, wracking up 177 yards on six catches, including a 75-yard game-winning touchdown where he juked TWO Dawgs defenders mid-route and casually accelerated upfield and into the end zone. So many people have been talking about his impressive feat, including Serena Williams, who jokingly said Ryan Williams was her cousin.
Honestly this is pretty impressive from my 17year old cousin ha go Cuz! https://t.co/zLSQQKn2oq
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) September 30, 2024
Some fans immediately picked up on the joke and had some fun.
Now I see why he one of them ones https://t.co/1wXlM4qRky pic.twitter.com/3Y75d4tSwC
— Jordan Montgomery (@J_mont23) October 1, 2024
Serena Williams playing as your "cousin" as a 17 year old college student is about as big an athletic flex I've seen from a teenager…ever. https://t.co/jMkQPN1xpr
— Charles Edward Cheese (@Eley_System) September 30, 2024
He got the 🐐 tennis player tweeting about him, he on top of the world right now 😂 https://t.co/y7yhOAxCy7
— 18x National Champions 🐘 (@_Tide18Tymes) October 1, 2024
Wow, the young man has truly made it. https://t.co/EU9yWJy6Wg
— Roll ‘Bama Roll (@rollbamaroll) October 1, 2024
But there were others who thought she was totally serious.
Wait, forreal cousins or cuz cousin? https://t.co/BP6DWxSfHn
— Chris (@Chri21opher) October 1, 2024
excuse me, your COUSIN ?!?! https://t.co/AHD2yCMPQy
— Gemini🩵 (@briasimoneeee) October 1, 2024
🗣️Sir, a THIRD Williams child prodigy has debuted https://t.co/aPYCwPkwAC
— s (@ntyyst) October 1, 2024
There should be a cap on how many once-in-a-generation athletes a single family can have https://t.co/Cfr4DHnauy
— Adam Cisroe Pearson OTD, OTR/L (@DrAPearson) October 1, 2024
Is Alabama receiver Ryan Williams related to Serena Williams?
Ryan Williams and Serena Williams are unrelated for clarity and to eliminate confusion. There is no evidence that suggests they are related.
Serena Williams’ tweet about her “cousin” Ryan Williams was purely a play on words. I’m sorry to rain on anyone’s parade who thought this may be the case. I’m sending my condolences to you.
