Reggie Bush, whose rushing prowess helped lead the USC Trojans to two college football national championships in the early 2000s, is heading to Wimbledon this summer with his daughter, Briseis. They plan on watching Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka, two of Briseis’ favorite players, and taking in the splendor that is The Championships.
That would be a once-in-a-lifetime visit for most tennis fans. But for Briseis, she’s already planning her return trip to the All England Club—as a competitor.
“I want to play pro, I want to get into Wimbledon,” the 10-year-old said Friday on T2’s Second Serve, where she and her father took in some pro tennis from Tennis Channel studios in Santa Monica, Calif.
The apple didn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to athletic gifts and the Bush family. Reggie, who won a Heisman Trophy in 2005 and ran the ball in the NFL until 2016, has become a tennis dad in retirement. (He’s also an excellent golfer.) Briseis has taken to the sport to such a degree that she’s competing in 10-and-under tournaments (she’ll turn 11 in May), and she showed off some of her racquet skills to the T2 audience on set:
