Serena Williams on Preparing for Retirement and Possibly Having More Kids (Exclusive)

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Serena Williams definitely sees having more children in her future. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with the 40-year-old tennis champ about her Super Bowl ad for Michelob Ultra, and she also talked about what's ahead for her when her legendary tennis career eventually comes to an end.Williams said she is ready to one day retire from tennis.«I am prepared for that day, I've been prepared for that day for over a decade,» she says. «So, I've always — if you've seen [the biographical film about her father, Richard Williams] — you know that my dad always said you got to prepare, so I've been prepared for that.

You know, at the end of the day, I think it's really important to always have a plan and that's kind of what I did. I always had a plan.»Williams is indeed busy with not just tennis, but multiple business ventures.

According to, she has nearly 20 corporate partners and investments in 66 startups. She also launched a direct-to-consumer clothing line, S by Serena, in 2018, and signed a first-look TV deal with Amazon Studios last year that includes a docuseries about her.«It is a balancing act and some days it's harder than the others,» she acknowledges about her busy schedule. «It was definitely more tough because I'm still a mom and I'm still a wife and I'm still, you know, I want to be able to spend time and I like to be good at things.

I want to be the best mom, you know, and I just have a wonderful team around me.… There are days that are overwhelming… but I'm just like, OK, I just got to like, figure it out and just make it work.»One thing she's still figuring out is the timing when it comes to having more kids.