"Serena Williams and I are very close so we’re constantly in touch, she’s a phenomenal athleteand woman" - Lewis Hamilton

Formula One icon Lewis Hamilton revealed that he spoke to Serena Williams about partnering up to purchase a stake in Premier League team Chelsea.

Hamilton and Serena have both invested in British businessman Sir Martin Broughton's bid, to buy the English club, who were previously owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Hamilton, who is a fan of Chelsea's London rivals Arsenal, said that he had no qualms discussing the investment with the former World No. 1 since they are very close.

“We did speak about it, we’ve spoken multiple times. Serena and I are very close so we’re constantly in touch, she’s a phenomenal athlete and woman. We spoke about it, she asked me what my thoughts on it."

Serena Williams has been involved in quite a few business ventures lately

Serena Williams has been quite active in the business world lately

Serena Williams has been involved in quite a few business ventures lately through her fund Serena Ventures. She recently invested in the software company Karat to increase the number of black software engineers in the United States.

As far as sports teams go, Serena and sister Venus Williams are both minority owners of the Miami Dolphins. So it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that she is interested in taking over another sports team.

Williams has been out of tennis for a long time with her last professional match coming at Wimbledon 2021. As a result of her prolonged absence from tour, the American's ranking has gone down to 245th in the world.

However, it may not be too long before Williams makes a comeback as she hinted not too long ago that she could return to action during Wimbledon.

The 40-year-old had a disappointing 2021 season with a semi-final run at the Australian Open being her most notable achievement. Williams reached the fourth round at Roland Garros before losing to Elena Rybakina. She then competed at Wimbledon but retired during her first-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich due to an injury.

It will be interesting to see whether Williams makes her return during Wimbledon. The American is still one Grand Slam title shy of equaling Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Majors.