John Lloyd

It, it, in the end, I just opted for that over a separate chapter because I felt like they are so intertwined and they're, they're such a family story.

And I start off with a, with a, a, a quote from John Lloyd, the former British Davis Cup player and a commentator and a very cerebral thinker about the game.

And a quote that I had from him talking about how it was one of the greatest stories in the history of tennis and what a family story it was, and the whole upbringing.

And so I just feel like they're so closely linked together, and I didn't wanna do a chapter on Venus and shortchange her, 'cause in a way she might have been, oddly, might have been shortchanged by a separate chapter because it would look as if, uh, you, you compare her seven singles majors to the 23 secured by Serena, and it looks like a-

Were they at one stage? Yes.

But she married, was it John Lloyd? That's where she got the Chris Everett Lloyd from.

That's right.

He was an English tennis player.

was

just talking with John Lloyd, so maybe I'll send you his.

Yeah, yeah.

He was actually at the Bank of Oklahoma tournament.

I got a picture with John Lloyd once.

So, yeah, that would be great.

Yeah, I played that tournament a few times.