US Open: Serena Williams' career over after Ajla Tomljanovic defeat
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As she waved goodbye and gave a signature twirl, Tina Turner's pop classic 'Simply The Best' boomed out over the sound system. "I thank everyone that's here, that's been on my side so many years, decades. Oh my gosh, literally decades," said Williams, who played her first professional tournament as a 14-year-old in 1995."And I wouldn't be Serena if there wasn't [sister] Venus, so thank you, Venus. She's the only reason that Serena Williams ever existed."
Although the former world number one did not use the word retirement itself, preferring to say she was "evolving away" from the sport, her plan is to end her glittering career this fortnight at her home major.
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