A year after taking in Serena Williams' play for the Washington Kastles in the American capital city, First Lady Michelle Obama regarded Venus Williams' matches in World Team Tennis play at the same venue. First daughters Sasha and Malia were on hand again as well.
Their appearance came on the heels of an interview with freshly christened Jamba Juice franchise owner Venus in which, put on the spot, she noted the Olympics and the U.S. Open as a priority for her over campaigning for President Barack Obama's re-election.
In the WTT match, Venus played attacking tennis to share in 5-1 victories in both mixed and women's doubles play, but lost 5-0 to the Boston Lobsters' Irina Falconi in women's singles. (Falconi's blog on that here.)
What's more, and I'm late to this, Venus sat down on the "CBS This Morning" show with Charlie Rose and Erica Hill directly after Wimbledon. Venus was the consummate pro during the interview, which ranged in topics from sister Serena's serve to Sjogren's syndrome, from their parents' ambitions for them to being a raw vegan. Not shockingly, grunting came up, and Venus also slipped in a Jamba Juice plug during the sometimes-awkward exchange:
"As a professional athlete, if you have fatigue, that's tough!" Venus noted and nearly joked, with an almost exasperated laugh. The rest of the six-minute interview is quite insightful if not earth-shattering news to those who have followed Venus' journey for the past year or 20.
The Olympics are huge to Venus, of course. What are your thoughts on her tennis future?
—Jonathan Scott (Talk to me on Twitter @jonscott9.)