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Previously on All-American.

Have we ever seen anything quite like her?

She's a phenomenon, an icon of legend.

Ladies and gentlemen, Serena Williams.

When I first learned that I would be sports person, Ladies and gentlemen, Serena Williams.

When I first learned that I would be sportsperson, yes, sportsperson of the year, I could not believe it.

Serena winning her second Serena slam, 12 years after her first, put her in the conversation of the greatest of all time.

In 2018, Serena guested on Jimmy Fallon. She was there to promote a documentary she made with HBO called Being Serena.

It followed her through the birth of her daughter.

But now, she's the reason why this all means even more than it did before.

Oh, no, I love it.

The series catalogs her journey back to tennis. Viewers get to see intimate footage from her training,

from her wedding to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian,

and from her complicated birthing experience, where she almost died.

But after 14 months away from tennis, the longest hiatus of her career, Serena was determined to return and prove that she was still the best. Yeah, I'm going to play the French. I'll be in a while. Absolutely. Mommy, yes, we will see you over. We'll see me there. Yeah, there's no quitting. There's no slowing down. There's no slowing down. You just want more.

I want more.

I'm having fun, and it's going to be great.

I'm Cecil Harris, and this is All-American, Venus and Serena.

Episode 9, Passing the Torch.

Music Episode 9. Passing the Torch. A lot was at stake for Serena when she returned to tennis in 2018.

She was 36 years old. She had 23 Grand Slam titles.

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