Serena, Milos Raonic Celebrate Tom Brady as "Super Inspiring" 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Latest News Featured News Book Reviews Tennis News Point / Counterpoint Top Countdowns The Pros 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 ATP Singles ATP Doubles WTA Singles WTA Doubles News Videos Scores TV Listings Tournaments Rankings Lucky Letcord Podcast Magazine Tennis Now TV End of an Era: Roger Federer’s Farewell Coming at La... Is Novak Djokovic the Grass GOAT? The Most Unlikely Slam Finals Since the 2000s Basilashvili Blasts Back on Match-Fixing Allegations Becker Jailed—Friends Fear for Boris Popular This Week Nadal - "When Roger leaves the tour, an importa... Watch: Federer's Squeezes Shot Inside Net Post Watch: Protester Lights Arm on Fire at Laver Cup Sampras to Federer - I watched 20 years of brillianc... “I'm waiting for the news" - Djokovic Still Uns... What Makes Roger Federer Most Proud? His Longevity Watch: Rafter Helping Save Koalas Down Under Net Posts Industry Insider Second Serve Add to Flipboard Magazine. Serena, Milos Raonic Celebrate Tom Brady as "Super Inspiring" By Richard Pagliaro Serena Williams showed strong closing skills—and confessed to Super Bowl obsession—following her dynamic Australian Open return. The seven-time AO champion charged through 10 consecutive games crushing US Open doubles champion Laura Siegemund in a commanding Melbourne opener. More: Kenin on Major Superstition Sporting a multi-colored catsuit featuring one full-length leg and one short leg, a smiling Serena called the performance "Vintage Rena" afterward. If Williams looked like a woman going places that's because she was. Immediately after the match, the 39-year-old superstar said she was eager to get back to the locker room to watch Tom Brady lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. It was Brady's seventh Super Bowl championship. Serena, who is a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins, said the 43-year-old Brady continues inspiring her. "Tom Brady is in my age group so it's exciting—he's not in my age group he's above my age group," Williams said afterward. "He's amazing to be competing for us one of the biggest championships in the world at 43 is unheard of. "He's super inspiring for me at my ripe young age of 30-something." It was a statement day for two icons widely regarded as the GOAT of their respective sports. "It's unbelievable to win again just makes you know that it wasn't the system he was in before it's him. He's a great athlete," Serena told ESPN afterward. "Not only that his ability to motivate his team and his coaches and everyone in Tampa Bay just shows you can take a champion anywhere and they'll continue to do well. That's what Tom Brady did today." The four-time Olympic gold-medal champion knows football. Williams frequently warms up for service in practice sessions by tossing a football around. Serena and sister Venus once appeared with former NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Eli Manning in an Oreo cookie campaign and later gave the Manning brothers a tennis lesson. Serena starred in this Nintendo spot that aired during tonight's Super Bowl. Latest News Emotional End - Tearful Federer Says Farewell with ... Raducanu Reaches First Semifinal of 2022 at Seoul Federer's Future: Ghostbuster Qinwen Zheng Fires Past Top-Seeded Badosa in Tokyo Borg Sums Up Federer's Career Simply and Powerfully Wolf, Duckworth Win San Diego Open Openers TENNISNOW.COM News Blogs Vlogs Forums Arcade Members TENNIS NOW TV Daily News Vlog Gear Guide Catching Up With... Feeds News Feed Blog Feed TV Feed ON TOUR Scores Player Profiles ATP Calendar WTA Calendar TV Listings PARTNERS Instructional Find Tennis Lessons Near You Tennis Lessons Online with Tom Avery Fuzzy Yellow Balls - Video Tennis Lessons Tennis Gear Tennis Express - Racquets, Shoes, and Apparel About Us | Contact Us | Links Directory | Privacy Policy