23-time grand-slam champion Serena Williams has announced her imminent retirement from tennis, telling fans she's 'ready for what's next'
Serena Williams has said she will be "evolving away from tennis" in a new interview.The 23-time grand-slam champion Serena Williams has announced her imminent retirement from tennis, telling fans she's "ready for what's next".Serena won her first singles match for more than a year at the National Bank Open in Toronto on Monday evening but has revealed in a first-person piece for Vogue that she has decided to end her career.
She returned to the sport early in 2018 following the birth of daughter Olympia the previous year, having been pregnant when she won her last slam title at the Australian Open.Serena Williams at the National Bank Open, in Toronto, Ontario."And I don't know if I will be ready to win New York. But I'm going to try. And the lead-up tournaments will be fun.
"I get that. It's a good fantasy. But I'm not looking for some ceremonial, final on-court moment. I'm terrible at goodbyes, the world's worst."
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