Serena vs. Venus | Serena Means Business | 2

Sports Wars

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Sports, Documentary, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 24 June 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Serena Williams won't accept second place. But there’s someone standing in her way. To be the best, Serena will have to take down another star player—her sister Venus.

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0:00.0	It's January 21, 1998.
0:11.9	Serena Williams is sitting on the edge of her bed in a Melbourne, Australia hotel room.
0:17.3	She's fidgeting with the beads in her hair as she looks at two dresses that have been
0:21.3	laid out for her.
0:23.1	The choices were just dropped off by her new clothing sponsor, Puma.
0:27.6	She then picks up the first one by the hanger and steps in front of the full-length mirror.
0:32.7	She then repeats the move with the second dress and yells into the common area of her hotel
0:37.2	room.
0:38.2	Hey, V, what color are you wearing today?
0:40.8	White!
0:41.8	Venus calls out.
0:43.3	Serena picks up the white dress again.
0:45.9	This time she holds it in the mirror and looks herself in the eyes.
0:49.8	White it is, she thinks to herself.
0:51.8	Classic.
0:52.8	It's time to show the world I belong.
0:56.4	An hour later, the two sisters are out the door.
0:59.4	Today they're sharing a hotel room, but more importantly, they're sharing center stage
1:04.6	in front of the entire tennis world.
1:07.7	In a few hours, they'll play inside Rod Leyvar Arena in their first professional match
1:12.8	against one another.
1:15.2	And it's a big stage, the second round of the Australian Open, each season's first major.
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