Serena Williams Calls Meghan Markle a “Nice Good friend” After She Helps Her at Wimbledon Remaining

Serena Williams praised Meghan Markle is a “nice pal” after the Duchess of Sussex got here to assist her on Saturday at the 2019 Wimbledon ladies’s singles last, which she misplaced.

The 37-year-old seven-time Wimbledon champion was overwhelmed 6-2 6-2 by 27-year-old Simona Halep, the primary tennis star from Romania to seize the title. Meghan, sister-in-law Kate Middleton, and the Duchess of Cambridge’s sister Pippa Middletonwatched the match from the Royal Field at Centre Courtroom, marking the primary joint solo outing for the duchesses in a 12 months.

“Simply having her usually as a pal is nice,” Serena advised reporters after the match. “She’s such an incredible pal and an incredible individual as nicely, and at all times optimistic, it doesn’t matter what. So it is so good to have folks like that simply to know.”

“She’s such a fan of the game and he or she too is completely satisfied for Simona,” Serena continued. “She noticed that she performed unbelievable and that is simply the sort of person who she is.”

Accompanied by two mates, Meghan had additionally cheered on Serena on the ladies’s singles second spherical match towards Slovakia’s Kaja Juvan earlier this month. It marked the duchess’ first solo outing since giving beginning to her and husband Prince Harry’s first baby, son Archie Harrison, who’s now two months outdated.

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Meghan and Serena have identified one another since 2014, once they performed on the similar group at DIRECTV’s Movie star Seaside Bowl.

“We hit it off instantly,” Meghan later wrote on her now-shuttered life-style web site The Tig. “Taking photos, laughing by means of the flag soccer recreation we have been each taking part in in, and chatting not about tennis or appearing, however about all the great quaint girly stuff.”

Serena and husband Alexis Ohanian attended the duchess’ royal wedding ceremony to Harry in 2018 and the tennis star co-hosted a child bathe for her pal in New York earlier this 12 months.

Earlier this week, the tennis star defended Meghan amid months of damaging media experiences about her.

“Any time I see her identify hooked up to something, I do not learn it,” she advised reporters at Wimbledon. “She could not be a greater pal to me. Low moments, excessive moments—she’s at all times there. That is all I wish to be to her.”