Viewers see vulnerable Serena Williams in 5-part TV series
The first episode of "Being Serena," a five-part documentary series on HBO about Serena Williams, closes with the tennis great in a hospital bed, about to have a C-section.
Just before the screen fades, a voiceover from Williams is heard: "I was terrified. And it was a whole new kind of fear. Tennis? I don't think it ever felt so far away. And I don't think my life ever felt so unsure."
That is just one example of the images and words that show vulnerability the world is not accustomed to seeing — or hearing — from the owner of 23 Grand Slam singles championships, someone whose on-court game is built, at least in part, on intimidating power.