Gymnasts Rebeca Andrade of Brazil and Alexa Moreno of Mexico will also receive Barbies, as will Canadian footballer Christine Sinclair, French boxer Estelle Mossely, Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini, Spanish paratriathlete and doctor Susana Rodriguez, and Polish track and field sprinter Ewa Swoboda.
Williams, who has four Olympic gold medals, five Wimbledon victories, and was the first woman in tennis to earn equal prize money at the UK tournament, stated that she has “always been driven by the idea of shattering glass ceilings and staying true to myself” and that Barbie “deeply resonates with that ethos.”.
Mattel stated that Williams has bravely battled over numerous hurdles to encourage social change within tennis and the sports industry at general.
