MADRID — Serena Williams has been awarded Spain’s Princess of Asturias Prize for Sports activities for her stellar tennis profession, organizers stated Wednesday.
The 43-year-old American gained 73 profession singles titles together with 23 Grand Slams. She stated in 2022 that she was stepping away from tennis to give attention to her household and enterprise pursuits.
The 50,000-euro ($57,000) Princess of Asturias Award is one in all eight annual prizes overlaying totally different areas, together with arts, literature and science.
The awards ceremony, presided over by Spain’s Princess Leonor, takes place every fall within the northern metropolis of Oviedo.
Previous winners of the sports activities prize embrace skier Lindsey Vonn, the IOC Refugee Olympic Staff and the New Zealand rugby workforce.
