Serena Williams says she and Meghan Markle have counted a lot lately

Serena Williams is grateful for Meghan Markle.

The two women are full-fledged royals (figurative and literal), but in the end, these two women are just best friends. During an interview with The projectWilliams explained how the Duchess of Sussex played a positive role in her life and vice versa. "We were texting this morning," said the Grand Slam champion.

Once in particular, Williams relied on her royal friend after her loss to 2018 Open United States. In a stunning defeat, Williams lost at age 20 Naomi Osakabut before that, has been disputed with the court arbitrator Carlos Ramos. She accused Ramos of "stealing" a point and denounced sexism on the tennis court, claiming that men are shooting at it with more blatant behavior and are not being punished.

"We've known each other for a long time," said the champion. The project& # 39; s Lisa Wilkinson. "We rely a lot on each other lately."

Williams and her husband, co-founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian, attended the Markle Royal Wedding on May 19 at Prince HarryWilliams called the ceremony "a monumental day for African Americans". She said The project"I really had the impression that it really was, we were literally looking at the story.And in a few years, I think we're going to look back and it's going to be so historical that people will never forget. "

Markle and the tennis champion have known each other since 2014 when they met at a charity football event when they were placed in the same team. At the time Markle was an actress Suit, she documented her new friendship with Williams on her lifestyle website, The Tig. "We immediately managed to take pictures, to laugh through the football game where we both played and to discuss not tennis or drama, but all the good old girls," he said. she writes.

Williams and Markle support each other on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2014, Markle applauded his new friend at the US Open Championship where Williams won another title. Shortly after, the Duchess of Sussex enlisted Williams at Wimbledon in England. Shortly after their initial meeting, Markle nicknamed Williams one of his "closest friends".

Markle continued to describe how important Williams was to her. She wrote on The Tig, "She quickly became a confidante I wrote when I was traveling, the friend I would gather for her tennis matches and the down-to-earth owl with which I could have lunch."

What connects them and makes them so fond of each other is more than their "penchant for hot sauces" and their love of fashion, but rather their "endless ambition".

Last week, the Duchess of Sussex organized her first solo charity event where she was joined by Prince Harry and his mother. Doria Ragland. The event was beneficial to Hubb Community Kitchen in West London, and Markle wrote the draft of the new cookbook Together. "I immediately felt connected to this community kitchen, and like these women, I'm passionate about food and cooking to strengthen communities," Markle said in a video.

She and Prince Harry attended events across the country together, while criticizing his father and sister-in-law.

Needless to say, Williams and Markle lead the way for women around the world and prove that friendships can spread across many continents.