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Could Serena Williams co-own a WNBA team in the near future? 

Speaking with CNN on Monday, Williams expressed her interest in that potential — as well as the mounting enthusiasm for women’s sports around the world. 

“I think women’s sport is having a moment that it should have always had,” Williams said. “I feel like tennis has had its moment. It’s international, and it’s huge, and it’s always gonna be there.

“Now it’s time to lift up other sports — women’s soccer, women’s basketball — there’s so many other sports that women do so great, let’s put it on that platform. Women’s basketball is getting there, and it’s arrived.”

When asked if she had any interest in adding a WNBA team to her roster of ownership stakes, the tennis great welcomed the idea. “I absolutely would be,” Williams said. “With the right market, I would definitely be super interested in that.”

“There is no risk — women’s sport is exciting,” Williams added, citing the 2024 NCAA women’s tournament’s record-breaking viewership as evidence. “People are realizing that it is exciting to watch, so it’s an overly safe bet.”

Williams may not need to wait long to act on that bet. On…

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