Serena Williams has expanded her repertoire by starring in Netflix’s highly anticipated rendition of Avatar: The Last Airbender. There has been a lot of enthusiasm about the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s presence, as fans of the beloved series and tennis are thrilled by the show. Concurrently, Coco Gauff, a 19-year-old tennis prodigy who regards Williams as a role model in the game, recently offered her thoughts on the series.
The US Open champion is someone who is also a fan of Avatar and is quite into friction movies and shows recently opened up about how the first part of the show received unnecessary hate. Let’s take a look at what the third-ranked tennis player has to say about her idol’s famous show.
Coco Gauff shares her take on idol Serena Williams’ popular show
Recently, as Gauff is currently participating in the Indian Wells after the first-round victory against Clara Burel, she was asked in a post-match press conference about her thoughts on the Netflix adaptation of Avatar. In that show, her idol appears on fire, water, earth, and air on the tennis court after she transforms into an avatar, impressing everyone with her amazing acting skills.
She stated, “Yeah, I really like the adaptation. I watched the first one. I think it’s overhated. People are critiquing every little thing. Obviously there’s things that could have been improved. I think overall it was an enjoyable series to watch. I’m glad it got renewed for two seasons. I don’t really know how to bring tennis into the answer, because it’s so far-fetched.”
Along with that, she also highlighted that if she had to choose between fire, water, or earth, she should have chosen water. But at the same time, as a fan, she also mentioned how the first part of the series was unnecessarily overheated by the fans, in such a way that people were criticizing every little thing from the show.
Not only that but back when the trailer was released, Serena Williams also opened up about her thoughts on being a part of the show. Further. At the same time, the former world number one also talked about her Avatar personality.
Serena Williams on her Avatar role
The 23-time Grand Slam champion in the behind-the-scenes clip, of the same show talked about how she was excited to be a part of the show. She stated, “They were like, do you want to do this? And I was like, Yeah! I’m obsessed with the show. I watched the show when it first came out ages ago. For me, I was just honestly excited to be a part of this. It’s so fun to fly.”
In addition, the 42-year-old American tennis legend also highlighted that she is definitely an Airbender, but at the same time, she also emphasized how she is more like an avatar, as she can do it all together. At first, she herself was stunned by the offer to work on the show, but then she was quite amused to be part of such a famous show.
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