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Regardless of whether or not she decides to ever return to tennis professionally, Williams said she'll always be involved in the game to some extent.

\"I feel like tennis has given me so much, and I feel like there's no way that I don't want to be involved in tennis somehow in the future,\" she said. \"I don't know what that involvement is yet, but I do know that I love the sport so much. I love the game. I love everything about it and it's just been such a light in my life that I definitely want to keep something involved in there.\"

For now, Williams is focusing on is her new children's book, \"The Adventures of Qai Qai,\" which debuts Sept. 27.

Longtime fans may already know that Williams created the popular Qai Qai Instagram account for her daughter's favorite doll in 2018. Speaking about the inspiration for the book on Wednesday, she explained that she came up with the idea \"during COVID, and this particular book of Qai Qai is really just about using her imagination because kids have such an amazing imagination.\"

\"We just wanted to really just put in people's minds that we can't forget how important it is to just use your imagination and play and also believe in yourself,\" Williams said. \"So there's some really cool hidden messages in there about self-confidence and that you can do it and also just going back to the art of just being a kid.\"

The book's illustrations were created by artist Yesenia Moises. Williams said she had a specific vision in mind for the book's art.

\"When I saw the illustration, I said, listen, I really want it to represent a Black girl because I thought it was really important -- the reason Qai Qai came [about was] because I was looking for a Black doll and I just wanted it to be something really authentic that represented who we are -- our hair and like everything and the texture. And I thought she did a wonderful job with getting that across, even with the mom and the dad.\"

“Olympia thinks it’s her in the book and she thinks the mom is me and she thinks the dad is my husband … it’s not us ... but I don’t want it to go to her head!”@serenawilliams reveals her daughter's adorable reaction to her new children's book, \"The Adventures of Qai Qai\" ❤️ pic.twitter.com/CljaObPFMu

— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 14, 2022

\"Olympia thinks it's her in the book,\" she added with a laugh. \"And she thinks the dad is my husband and it's quite funny because I'm like, it's not us although it's heavily [inspired]. I don't want it to go to her head!\"

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