Serena Williams's husband hits back at Stephen A. Smith after outburst following performance at Super Bowl

Former world number one Serena Williams's husband hits back at Stephen A. Smith after his recent criticism following her appearance in the Super Bowl. The 43-year-old is often regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of women’s tennis in the singles category in the Open era, having won as many as 23 Grand Slam titles.

Serena, who retired from the sport in 2022 to focus on her personal life, has recently made a surprising appearance in the Super Bowl with Drake. That move did not please ESPN presenter Smith, who went out during his mid-time show on the channel.

"You could say give her props. If I'm your husband, why are you up there trolling your ex?" said Smith. "If I'm married and my wife is going to join trolling her ex, go back to his a**. Cause clearly you don't belong with me. What you worried about him for and you're with me? Bye. Bye."

Serena’s husband, Alexis Ohanian, hit Smith back in a post on social media platform X—previously known as Twitter—for those comments. He first posted: “Pretty fantastic halftime show.” He then retweeted a post about Williams dancing on the night with the caption: “Highlight of the Super Bowl."

Ohanian then posted a detailed message hitting back at Smith for making such comments about his wife. "Some of y'all have no idea how criticized Serena was for this same dance at Wimbledon 13 years ago and it shows.... This is bigger than the music," he posted.

Ever since retiring from the sport, Serena has been active socially. She has appeared in numerous fashion shows modelling for different brands. That’s not it, as Serena has appeared in different films and shows and even worked as an executive producer in a film, King Richard, in 2021, which was about her father.