Page Six claims that Serena, 41, has received over ten million dollars in bids for her forthcoming memoir, which she is hawking with the help of literary agent powerhouse Suzanne Gluck.
After nearly seven months of retirement from tennis, Serena Williams is “marketing new memoir that might fetch up to $10 MILLION”
Serena Williams, winner of an unprecedented 23 Grand Slam singles titles, is apparently pitching a new biography just months after calling it quits in professional tennis.
According to another source, Team Williams may have been looking to approve a multi-book agreement, suggesting that negotiations may have already reached a conclusion.
The tennis great had a ghostwriter for her first memoir, My Life: Queen of the Court, which came out in 2009.
In the 14 years after its publication, she has gotten married, given birth to their daughter Alexis Olympia, and had two health scares involving a pulmonary embolism (one during labor and the other shortly after).
Her second memoir could cover her successful comeback to tennis after experiencing complications during childbirth, which saw her reach the Wimbledon finals for the tenth time in July 2018, ten months after giving birth; her eventual rise back into the world’s top ten; her entrepreneurial and activist endeavors; and more.
King Richard, a popular biographical sports drama film, drew heavily from her memoir, as well as her father Richard Williams’ autobiography, Black And White: The Way I See It, to tell the narrative of Serena and Venus Williams’ rise to tennis greatness.
Williams worked as executive producer on the picture, which was nominated for six Oscars and won one, for Will Smith’s performance as the eponymous character.
Williams has just this past Monday unveiled his new multimedia production business, 926 Productions, which is rumored to have a first-look TV agreement with Amazon Studios.
The Hollywood Reporter states that 926 Productions is working on multiple films, one of which being a documentary about the 1971 Women’s World Cup of soccer called Copa ’71.
“With the debut of 926 Productions, we seek to empower female and diverse voices through programming that resonates to everyone,” Williams stated in a statement to THR.
“I’m so excited to begin this next chapter of my career alongside Caroline, a woman who understands the art of storytelling and is passionate about evolving the entertainment industry in new directions. I look forward to collaborating with her and developing unique projects that inspire audiences across all platforms.”
Williams, now 41, declared her retirement from professional tennis in September, but she has since gotten pleas to come back. Her own father was among those who urged her to compete in a few more Grand Slams, according to Williams.
The Michigan-born, Compton, California-raised tennis prodigy hinted strongly that her competitive tennis playing days were over in a February interview with CBS’ Gayle King.
“I’ve literally given my whole life to tennis and it’s time for me to give my life to something else. Winning to me is just to pick out the best deals to invest in, you know,’ she explained. ‘We need people like me. We need women writing the checks, because I really am a big believer in like attracts like.”
Williams uploaded a few of images of herself back on the tennis court on Tuesday, prompting calls for a comeback that have gained pace over the past seven months.
The caption read, “Just trying to stay fit here,” she wrote in the caption, alongside photos shower her with a racket in hand seemingly during a practice session.
Williams turned pro in October 1995, when she was just 14, and she has since won a record-breaking 73 career titles, including an open era record-setting 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
With $94,816,730 in prize money won over the course of her 27-year professional tennis career, she is also first all-time.
