Serena Williams has said that women need to be strong.The 39-year-old professional tennis player made her comments during a new interview.Mum-of-one Serena, who shares three-year-old Alexis Olympia with her husband Alexis Ohanian, has said the idea of strength is so important to her that it inspired her daughter’s middle name.“I wanted her to have a name that could help her when she’s facing times of toughness,” she explained.The Wimbledon champion said strength was needed when facing the world today.“We can’t live in this world and be weak,” Serena said during the first episode of The Shine Series.“If you are a woman, or a woman of colour, you need to be strong.“You really need to stand up.
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