Richard Williams' children, Venus and Serena, were born to play tennis. They were promising juniors in the USA, until he pulled them out of the system. They are now playing professionally, and Serena made her slam debut at the '98 Australian Open. Richard has taught them to be winners, and Serena has confidence while playing as well as off the court.

Serena commentated her sister's matches at the Australian Open. She spoke with clarity and authority. Serena even interviewed Venus after her third round win. Her comments were appropriate and she spoke of irritant tactics used in the quarter final between her sister and Davenport.

Venus and Serena Williams wear white coloured beads in their hair. At Wimbledon, they wore green and purple beads as well as the white, to represent the Wimbledon colours. In Australia Serena wore green, yellow and white beads, the colours of Australia. Their beads are very noisy when brushed against each other when she plays. Serena is proud that her beads stay in her hair better than Venus. The beads in Serena's hair add character to her personality as well her game.

Serena has powerful groundstrokes and a big serve. Her volleys are her weakness as they were exposed in the doubles of the Australian Open. Serena is working on her speed, as it could be a possible weakness.

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