Serena and Venus Williams: Who Is Richer?
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Serena and Venus Williams, two of the most successful tennis players in history, have been compared in a new report about their money.
The report shows that Serena's fortune is estimated at about 400 million US dollars, which is six times more than her sister Venus.
Together, the sisters' combined wealth reaches around 2.6 billion Brazilian reais, a very large sum of money.
Both sisters built long and successful careers in professional tennis, winning many important titles and matches over the years.
Their success on the court helped them earn large amounts of prize money throughout their careers.
Besides tennis, both sisters have also earned money from business deals, sponsorships, and other projects outside the sport.
These extra sources of income have played a big role in growing their overall fortunes.
According to the report, Serena has managed to build a much larger fortune than Venus, even though both sisters are very wealthy.
The exact reasons for the difference are not fully explained, but it is linked to their total earnings and investments.
The comparison shows how two sisters, who came from the same family and sport, can end up with very different levels of wealth.
Fans and tennis followers often enjoy comparing the sisters, since both have had such a big impact on the sport.
The report gives a clear answer: Serena is currently the richer of the two sisters.
Vocabulary10 words
- fortune
- all the money and property a person owns
- careers
- the jobs people do for many years
- sponsorships
- money companies pay to support someone
- earnings
- money someone makes from work
- estimated
- guessed carefully using information
- combined
- added together
- wealth
- a large amount of money or property
- investments
- money put into something to make more money later
- prize money
- money given to winners of a competition
- impact
- a strong effect on something
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1. Six times richer 2. About 2.6 billion 3. False
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Serena and Venus Williams have been _____ in a new report about their money.
Serena's fortune is estimated at about 400 million US _____.
This is six times more than her sister _____.
Together, the sisters' combined wealth reaches around 2.6 _____ Brazilian reais.
Both sisters built long and successful _____ in professional tennis.
Their success on the court helped them earn large amounts of _____ money.
Both sisters have also earned money from business deals and _____.
These extra sources of income have played a big role in growing their overall _____.
Serena has managed to build a much larger fortune than _____.
The report gives a clear answer: Serena is currently the richer of the two _____.
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