“Thanks to my wife Serena Williams, obviously, Billie Jean King and others” – Alexis Ohanian credits legends for kickstarting “wave” of women’s sports

Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian has expressed his gratitude to his wife, Billie Jean King, and others for getting women’s sports into the position it finds itself today. The Reddit co-founder and serial entrepreneur himself has been an active backer of women’s sports, having made significant investments to make it grow. Ohanian regularly voices his unabashed opinions on various issues in women’s sports as well.Ohanian’s wife Williams, a former World No. 1, retired from tennis in 2022 after cementing her legacy as one of the all-time greats of the game. Williams won 23 singles Grand Slam titles throughout her glittering career; the only women’s tennis player to have achieved the feat in the Open Era. Along with her elder sister Venus, Williams also became a social inspiration for the black community, as the duo challenged the status quo in tennis, which was once a sport predominantly associated with the white privileged.