Serena Williams, 23, likely said goodbye to tennis Friday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium, 23, after winning her first US Open title and 22 Grand Slam titles.
7-5, 6-7 (7-4) lost in a tense 6-1 match to Australian Ajla Tomljanovic, where we find the strength and fighting spirit that has made her the queen of women’s tennis for the past two decades. He parried six match points in the final game and leveled Tomljanovic eight times, with two words in mind when the inevitable became clear: ‘No more rotations’.
It was the most exciting night of the week, which Williams called a bonus to his almost 27-year career.
He announced in Vogue last month that he plans to “evolve” from tennis and has come to Flushing Meadows, having played just four games in the past 14 months and only won one.
Quitting tennis can be complicated, as Serena Williams proved.
However, our athlete, who turned 41 this month, exceeded all expectations. The week was celebrated with on-field ceremonies and flashy commemoration videos shown before each game. Celebrities such as Tiger Woods, Anna Wintour, Spike Lee, Russell Wilson and Gladys Knight came to watch the ceremony.
He said he wanted his game to fit all this show, and so did Friday.
After the last game, Serena Williams put her hand to her heart and said “I love you” to the standing audience at Arthur Ashe Stadium, where she won six Grand Slam titles. Moments later, she took a turn and waved to the crowd, then paid tribute to her family – her mother, Oracene, her sisters Venus Williams and Isha Price, and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, who were all in her cabin.
“Thank you, Dad. I know you’re watching,” Serena Williams said to her father, Richard, before the tears really started to flow. “Thank you mom. Thank you to everyone who has been here by my side over the years – decades, oh my, literally decades. But it all started with my family and they deserve everything. … Don’t be Serena if it wasn’t for Venus, so thank you Venus, Serena Williams was made possible thanks to him.”
Source: Programme Television
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