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- Saying “the countdown has begun,” 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams announced Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, she is ready to step away from tennis so she can turn her focus to having another child and her business interests, presaging the end of a career that transcended sports.
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Aug 9, 2022 · Magazine. Serena Williams Says Farewell to Tennis On Her Own Terms—And In Her Own Words. By Serena Williams As told to Rob Haskell Photography by Luis Alberto Rodriguez Styled by Gabriella...
Aug 9, 2022 · In a first-person article in the famed September issue of Vogue, published online on Tuesday, Williams said that she planned to retire from the sport after playing in the U.S. Open, which...
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Aug 9, 2022 · Announcing her plans to retire from tennis, Serena Williams said on Tuesday that she will focus her life far beyond sports, instead prioritizing being a mother, a fashion maker, a venture ...
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Aug 29, 2022 · As one of the greatest athletes of all time, Serena has created change on and off the court. She talks to TIME about her decision to retire.
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- Around this time,Williams met Kelly Rowland,of the pop supergroup Destiny’s Child,after a concert. She invited Rowland to come to a match. “I’m going to be really good,” Serena vowed. “As soon as she said that,I was struck by her,” says Rowland. She remembers sitting in Serena’s box during a match when she was down a set. “You feel an energy shift,” says Rowland. “Something’s about to happen. It’s watching her get upset,like we do as people,,then understanding she had to calm herself down. It was her having this controlled kind of space she had made for herself. And then it was about her dominating. And it was so unapologetic. It wasn’t anything she had to say. It was like,‘I’m about to take back what’s mine.’ I needed that at that moment. It fed me.”
- First Grand Slam win - US Open 1999. Image source, Getty Images. Aged just 17, Williams produced a fine run to lift her first Grand Slam singles title in New York.
- Addressing racism - Indian Wells 2001. Image source, Getty Images. Both Williams sisters have spoken about the racism they experienced throughout their career in a traditionally white sport and the issues their father, Richard, faced.
- Completing the 'Serena Slam' - Australian Open 2003. Image source, Getty Images. Williams arrived in Melbourne on the back of an amazing Grand Slam streak, having won every major since the 2002 French Open.
- Double triumph at SW19 - Wimbledon 2012 & London Olympics. Image source, Getty Images. Williams' triumphs on the Wimbledon grass were the start of a resurgent few years that saw her win another nine major singles titles.
Aug 9, 2022 · All-time tennis great Serena Williams on Tuesday said she's retiring from the sport after the U.S. Open, writing that she's in the midst of a "transition" away from the court.
Aug 9, 2022 · In a first-person article in the famed September issue of Vogue, published online on Tuesday, Williams said that she planned to retire from the sport after playing in the U.S. Open, which...
