“DVD? How far are we going back? I don’t know what he’s talking about,” joked Venus Williams during her press conference with Leylah Fernandez following their defeat to Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova . “He’s older than me,” she took a dig at the reporter who wondered if, despite everything that has changed for Venus Williams over the years and since her hiatus, she still leans on a familiar source of comfort—a ’90s sitcom called The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , starring Will Smith. Of course, Smith’s reputation took a nosedive after he slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, but that doesn’t seem to have diminished the admiration Williams has for the Hollywood star’s dedication to his craft.

On being asked in the presser whether it feels different watching

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