Serena Williams says goodbye to tennis

Tennis star Serena Williams announced Tuesday on Instagram and in an interview with Vogue magazine that the “countdown” to her retirement is “on.”

“There comes a time in life when you decide to take a new path. It’s always a difficult moment when you love what you do so much. And god I love tennis. But now the countdown continues,” explained the 40-year-old American, holder of 23 Grand Slam titles, who said she “wants to focus on her role as a mother, on her spiritual goals of finding a new but exciting Serena.”.

“I’m going to enjoy the next few weeks,” added the youngest of the Williams sisters, without specifying a date for her retirement.

On Monday, Serena Williams claimed her first win in a year at the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto, less than three weeks before the start of the US Open on her entry list.

The American, who will celebrate her 41st birthday on September 26, braved Spain’s Nuria Parizas-Diaz (N.57) in two sets (6-3, 6-4) with one match to end. First victory in the year 2022. His last singles win on the circuit was on June 4, 2021, and his 3rd round win at Roland-Garros was a few weeks before he withdrew early in the first round of Wimbledon due to a leg injury.

She then missed almost a year, returning to singles at the end of June at Wimbledon 2022 … where she lost to Frenchwoman Harmony Tan from the start.

Former undisputed world No.1, seven-time major champion on grass, Serena Williams has now slipped to 407th in the world.

His last Grand Slam title was more than 5 years ago at the Australian Open 2017….