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Shrivathsa Sridhar
Serena Williams said on Tuesday that she was "evolving away from tennis" and dominated 23 Grand Slam titles following the US Open. He said he plans to retire from sports. It will start later this month.
Williams returned to action at Wimbledon in June after a year's absence and defeated Spain's Nuria Parisas Diaz to reach the second round of the Toronto Open on Monday. We only played the second singles match.
However, she said she, 40, sees light at the end of the tennis tunnel in her career after the match.
"I've never liked the word retirement," Williams wrote in a Vogue articlehttps://www.vogue.com/article/serena-williams-retirement-in-her-own-words?utm_source=twitter&utm_brand=vogue&mbid=social_twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social.
"Maybe I'm now Evolution would be a great word to describe what you're doing. I'm here to tell you that I'm moving away from tennis and evolving towards something else that's important to me.
"A few years ago, I quietly launched a venture capital firm, Serena Ventures. I started a family soon after. I want to raise that family."
Williams won her last Grand Slam in 2017 and continues to chase her elusive 24th crown on Margaret Court, which holds the most major record.
She has participated in four major finals since giving birth to her daughter Olympia in 2017 and her in achieving her feat. It's getting closer and more intriguing.
"I wasn't GOAT (the best ever) because I didn't pass the record of the court she achieved before the'open era'that began in 1968," said former world number one. Williams said.
"If you say you don't want that record, you're lying. Obviously I do. But every day I don't really think of her. I'm a slum. If you're in the final, yes, I'm thinking about that record. Maybe I was thinking too much about it, and it didn't help. "
Williams later In an Instagram post, I talked about when to move in the "other direction."
"Whenever I love something, it's hard," she added. "Do you enjoy playing tennis for my goodness?
" But now the countdown has begun. I'm a mom, my spiritual goals, and the final We have to focus on discovering another, but just exciting Serena, which we'll enjoy in the next few weeks. ”
Williams won the 1999 National Open We announced that we will be on the most spectacular stage. She will win the tournament five more times.
Unlike other athletes, she dominated her rivals in her renowned career seven times at the Australian Open, three times at the French Open, and seven times at Wimbledon. Won the crown.
Williams also owns the titles of her sister Venus and 14 women's Grand Slam doubles, where she has four singles (2012) and doubles (2000, 2008, 2012). I have won the Olympic gold medal. (Report by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bangalore, edited by Christian Radnedge)
