TENNIS legend Serena Williams has revealed her agony about getting angry with her young daughter during the coronavirus crisis.
Williams says she is suffering from anxiety because of the cancellation of all tennis events for the foreseeable future and because of the pressure of social distancing.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion is even limiting the time she spends with little Alexis Olympia, who is two and a half.
Williams opened up in a post on TikTok, saying: “”Now I’ve been social distancing for actually a really long time, for probably two weeks now, and every little thing makes me crazy.
“And by anxiety I mean I’m just on edge. Any time anyone sneezes around me or coughs I get crazy.
“I don’t hang out with anyone, and when I say anyone I mean my daughter.
“She coughed, I got angry and gave her a side-eye. I gave her that ‘angry Serena’ and then I got sad.
“I was like, ‘Is she ok? Is there something wrong with my daughter? Is there anything I can do?’
“I just don’t know what to do, so instead of being relaxed I’m really under a ton of stress.”
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of all professional tennis until at least June 8.
The impact on the sport began with organisers of the Indian Wells joint event calling off the tournament and quickly accelerated.
Williams said: “It started out with me feeling like, ‘Oh it can’t really affect me’.
“And then suddenly Indian Wells was cancelled and I was like, ‘Oh, OK, that’s weird but I have a little time off and I’m going to enjoy that time off’.
“And then one cancellation led to another and then led to another and led to all this anxiety that I’m feeling.”
