Serena Gives Sick 5-Year-Old A Wimbledon Day Out

Serena Williams showed her softer side on Thursday as she spoke of her meeting with a sick five-year-old boy at Wimbledon.

Jack Marshall, from Scunthorpe in northern England, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2009. His mother Tracy has contacted a number of celebrities via social networking site Twitter to help spread awareness of his illness and raise money to support him and other sufferers.

His Twitter feed has nearly 40,000 followers, among them Serena.

Jack met Manchester United stars including Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney in April, and even gave England striker Rooney a kiss on the cheek.

On Thursday, he was on Court 2 to watch Williams beat Simona Halep in the second round. A day earlier, he met the 13-time Grand Slam champion, who has just made her return from nearly a year out with health problems.

“I read his story, and my heart kind of went out for him,” Williams said. “I was like, Oh, my God. That was one thing, I thought if I made it to Wimbledon, I wanted to invite Jack out.


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