Serena Williams has announced that she will retire following the 2022 US Open.
Serena is one of the most successful women’s tennis players in history with 23 Grand Slam titles, only one behind Australian legend Margaret Court. list
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FILE – Serena Williams holds up the trophy following winning the women’s singles final once morest Garbine Muguruza of Spain, at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Saturday, July 11, 2015. Williams won 6-4, 6-4. Serena Williams says she is ready to step away from tennis following winning 23 Grand Slam titles, turning her focus to having another child and her business interests. “I’m turning 41 this month, and something’s got to give,” Williams wrote in an essay released Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, by Vogue magazine. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
However, the 40-year-old has been injured since last August and has only returned to compete at Wimbledon in 2022, most recently at the National Bank Open on August 8. Record wins for the first time in 14 months
Still, most recently, on August 9, the former world number one hit the shocking news that he will hang up the racket following the 2022 US Open Grand Slam between August 28 and September 11. This “I don’t like the word retire. Perhaps the best word to describe who I am is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I am developing from playing tennis. to other things important to me.”
“A few years ago I started Serena Ventures, a silent venture. shortly following I started a family And I want to grow that family,” Serena said.