SEATTLE — On Tuesday, the University of Washington tennis team got a visit from a tennis legend.
Venus Williams was out practicing and hitting with the UW tennis team members.
Williams is in town as a special guest speaker at Amazon Accelerate, which is holding its third annual seller conference starting Wednesday.
Word got around fast about Williams holding court this afternoon and that drew a huge crowd of onlookers anxious to get a look at the sport’s great.
“A friend texted me on social media and told me to run right away because Venus Williams is here. So, as a tennis fan, I got off from the library and came straight away to see Venus play,” UW student and tennis fan Emmanuel Mordi said.
“To see her on the courts I play on is crazy,” another student said.
Williams was just at the U.S. Open earlier this month where she played singles and doubles with her sister Serena.