Google News Serena Williams in the Top-3 of the most followed athletes on Instagram
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Serena Williams is one of the most followed athletes on Instagram. To be precise, the former US star is on the podium of this special classification, and precisely in second place. The most followed athlete on Instagram is US wrestler Ronda Rousey, who has 16.5 million Instagram followers.
In second place is Serena, with 16.2 million followers. In third place another tennis player: the Indian Sania Mirza, with 11.1 million followers. In fourth place is Nikki Bella, a former wrestler, born November 21, 1983 in San Diego, California, United States.
It follows Alex Morgan, US soccer star, born July 2, 1989 in San Dimas, California, who has 9.8 million followers. Brie Bella, a former US wrestler, has 8.5 million followers. Smmiriti Mandhana who is a cricketer, born on 18 July 1996 in Mumbai, has 7.2 million followers.
US gymnastics star Simone Biles has 6.6 million followers. Saraya-Jade Bavis, WWE wrestler known as Paige, has 6 million followers. Natalie Eva Marie, also a former wrestler, has 5.9 million followers.
Serena Williams' retirement
Serena Williams has undoubtedly been an icon of women's tennis throughout her splendid career, giving so much to the movement and to the rivals themselves with her enormous talent and achievements.
The US champion recently retired from the world of sport, after having rewritten a series of records, including 23 Grand Slam titles out of a total of 73 in the WTA Tour, an absolute record in the Open Era, including men too, given that the Spaniard Rafael Nadal is currently stuck at 22.
After a year away from official competitive tournaments, the US made herself seen again by fans from all over the world at Wimbledon, thanks to a wild card granted by the organizers. In that circumstance the 41-year-old gave her all but she immediately stopped in the main draw after a great battle.
In Toronto she manages to win a match before being eliminated by Belinda Bencic, while in Cincinnati the most fit British Emma Raducanu, already winner of the US Open 2021, gave her nothing, beating her in two quick sets.
Just in New York she bids farewell to tennis, paying homage to the crowd first of all with some incredible performances. She hits the first success on Kovinic on her debut and then gives herself a ticket for the third round, settling number two on the draw Anett Kontaveit in three sets.
She became the only athlete to beat a top 10 player for four consecutive decades. Aija Tomljanovic then did not leave her a chance at the end of a very tough challenge and greeted all her fans in tears.
