This Is You At The US Open, Serena

Have you ever wanted to see how a young Serena Williams played tennis? Spoiler alert: She was remarkable even then and Nike has the footage to prove it.A new Nike advertisement shows Williams taking to the tennis court, long before became an international tennis champion. She was nine years old in the footage, according to ESPN reporter Darren Rovell.Williams' father, Richard Williams, provides the voice-over, encouraging his daughter to be her best."This is you at the U.S. Open," Richard says to his young, focused daughter as she bounces a tennis ball on a court in a home movie. When young Serena hits the ball, the video cuts to footage of the player at various years of the U.S. Open that she competed in.The rest is enough to make your eyes sweat.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5ZDl4epfbM&w=560&h=315]

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