Serena Williams' coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, uploaded an adorable video of the tennis star playing with lightsabers with her 4-year-old daughter, Olympia, and drawing upon the nostalgia of the Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader duel.
As the theme song by John Williams, The Force Is With You from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, plays in the background, it's apparent the force is definitely with Olympia. The 4-year-old hilariously wears her mother down with her expert backhand and forehand, causing Williams to run away from Olympia's skillful jabs.
The video caption by Mouratoglou joked that the "real battle isn't at the Australian Open, it's in Serena's living room."
"It's time to sign up for fencing classes," one person said in the comments of the Instagram video.
"I was just impressed with the footwork!! Ummm, wasn't that little girl just born?" another person said.
Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner, had to withdraw from the 2022 Australian Open on the "advice of [her] medical team." The tennis champion is healing from a hamstring injury that happened in her first round at Wimbledon in July 2021, CBS Sports reports.
"While this is never an easy decision to make, I am not where I need to be physically to compete," Williams told Australian Open officials. "Melbourne is one of my favorite cities to visit, and I look forward to playing at the AO every year. I will miss seeing the fans but am excited to return and compete at my highest level."
She won her last Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open, bringing her total wins of the tournament to seven.
At the 2021 Australian Open, Williams advanced to the semifinals but caved to Naomi Osaka's straight sets.
