The tears of Serena Williams after being eliminated from the US Open sounded the farewell. The accolades and tributes that followed made the idea even more real. But the athlete rejects the idea of reform.
The one who is considered one of the best tennis players of all time says that she will dedicate herself to “other important things” and does not rule out the possibility of stepping on a tennis court again. court. And if this isn’t the end of her career, the world is clear: Serena Williams is on hiatus and won’t be competing anytime soon.
And not even at the time of farewell and after the defeat did Serena Williams forget who Serena Williams is: the American tennis player fell in the third round of the US Open, against Ajla Tomljanovic (46th in the WTA ranking), but fought in three sets 7-5, 6-7 and 6-1 and in a match that lasted more than three hours.
The last years were more difficult, in which the 40-year-old athlete suffered several injuries and in which she lived between forced stops and returns wrapped in hope. Now that she has decided that she has other tournaments to play in her non-sports life, the successes that she has accumulated over the years in tennis are counted. The 23 stand out Big leagues – Australia, Wimbledon, Roland Garros and the US Open, the four major tennis tournaments that make up the Grand Slam.
At the end of the US Open match, Serena said goodbye to the public in tears and very emotional. She thanked her father, her mother, all those who were by her side for decades and especially her sister and several times opponent and partner in the court, VenusWilliams. “I wouldn’t be Serena if Venus didn’t exist. Thank you Venus. She is the only reason Serena existed.”
“I wouldn’t be Serena if Venus didn’t exist.”@Serena Williams ???? @Venuswilliams pic.twitter.com/C7RZXcf23E
– US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 3, 2022
Serena Williams wants to spend more time with her daughter and considers that this is the right time to do so: “I want to spend time with my daughter. I am with her almost every day, but my career has been very difficult for her. It will be nice to spend time with her, doing things I haven’t had a chance to do. I have a bright future ahead of me.”
In early August, when she was on the cover of Vogue, Serena Williams admitted that she needed an “evolution” in her life, not a “reform” but a “transition”. “I will evolve beyond tennis and into other things that are also important to me,” she said at the time of her, when she revealed that she would like to become a mother again.
“I barely talked about it with my husband, it’s taboo.” 23 Grand Slams later, Serena Williams will end her career after the US Open
It was at home, at the Grand Slam held in his native country, where he said goodbye and heard the greatest tributes to one of the best athletes in history. And it was also in the manifestations of veneration that the importance of who Serena Williams is was noted. Words multiply in voices that everyone knows. From Oprah Winfrey to Tiger Woods, from Michelle Obama to LeBron James, from Andy Roddick to Roger Federer, everyone was itching to leave messages for Serena Williams.
Although Serena Williams does not take anything for granted, all the emotion of the moment, the words of Serena Williams and the tributes of great world figures suggest that the 40-year-old tennis player will keep the real racket and end it. a race that will never be forgotten by the world of tennis and by sports lovers.
???? THANK YOU, #serena
One of the great legends in sports history and a player who changed tennis is eliminated
23???? big hit
1️⃣4️⃣???? Grand Slam in doubles
0️⃣2️⃣???? Mixed Grand Slam7️⃣3️⃣ individual titles
2️⃣3️⃣ in doubles4️⃣???? JJ.OO.pic.twitter.com/g85cy1xbOv
– José Manuel Amorós (@AmorosCuatro) September 3, 2022
Source: Observadora
