Common, fresh off of his performance from the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, takes a moment to acknowledge a major achievement in the sports world, “The Serena Slam,” which is victories in 3 out of the 4 major Tennis Opens.
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Since Common once dated Serena, he still hold her in high admiration. On Saturday July 11th, Serena won Wimbledon which marked her 21st majors victory. Only Steffi Graf has more victories at 22 major victories. Common made it a point to praise Serena as “the greatest” in tennis and also a “legend.”
See Common’s full statement on Serena Williams victory.