Serena Williams and her 'evolution' away from tennis

The 23-time Grand Slam champion plans to retire after the US Open

Here is her place in the world. She retired from tennis after writing intimate first-person essays for Vogue. Fashion magazine said in its September issue that the 40-year-old is saying goodbye to tennis "on her own terms, and on her own terms." is not her favorite word. She "doesn't feel like a modern word to me."She wrote:This as a transition. Evolution is probably the best word to describe what I'm trying to do. I am here to tell you that I am evolving away from tennis and towards other things that are important to me. 

Years ago, Williams "quietly started" her ventures with Serena, her capital firm. Soon after, she started her family. ``I want more families like that''

"I had to hit her 30+ grand slams"

Amy Lofthouse saysBBC Sports, he said, "We are nearing the end of an era." "Imagine tennis without the American legend who has won 'everything to win' in her 27-year career," she said. It would be difficult to

Williams, who won her 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era, is just one behind the all-time record held by Australia's Margaret her court. In her essay, she suggested that her 2022 US Open, which starts on August 29, will be her farewell event. It was in New York in 1999 that she lifted her family's "first major title" as "a braided phenomenon at her 17-year-old," says Brian Hermen Her Grahamtold The Guardian. 

She's within 24 grand slams on the court, and she'd be "lying" if Williams said she didn't want it. record. "Of course it is," she wrote. "But every day, I don't really think about her. The way I see it, there must have been 30 or more Grand Slams."

23 Grand Slams and 73 career titles. , Williams has "set an important metric",Guardian's Tumaini Carayol "doesn't need an asterisk", and her tennis legacy "goes way beyond statistics". 

``120 mph serve hurts like stomach''

Williams retirement ``underwhelming'' Johnny Ole Kusinski said in the New York Postthat "definitely" she is a "once-in-a-generation athlete" on "the same god-like level" as Michael and a tennis loss. said Jordan, Tiger Woods, LeBron James and Tom Brady. "Without her, the world of sports wouldn't be as ferocious or glamorous." We all knew this sad day would come, but "the pain of hitting a 120 mph serve in the stomach." is still there.”

Williams is considered the greatest 'goat' in women's tennis history, 'from a purely sporting point of view', with 'the purest serve' and 'never fading victory'. desire,' Lofthouse told her BBC. She will also be remembered for "against racism, promoting gender equality and equal pay, and speaking out about her experiences with the healthcare system as a black woman." was "just an athlete" years ago, Steve Tigner told Tennis.com. ”. Along with Beyoncé and Oprah, she's also one of a group of African-American women who are "at the center of American culture, not just sports culture."

'The Serena Effect'

Following her announcement, this year's US Open took on a 'whole new meaning', her Prakash Amritraj said at Tennis.com 88}. It looks like legions of fans are gathering to bid farewell to the tennis icon. 

Tournament officials confirmed there is "unprecedented" demand for tickets to the Slam in New York this year. "You talk about the Serena effect. It's like a tsunami," USTA spokesman Chris Widmaier told the New York Post. 

Widmaier also said it has not yet been decided how the US Open will honor Williams during the tournament. Previous "notable partings" in Flushing include Andre Agassi in 2006 and his Andy Roddick in 2012. A ceremonial, final 'on-court moment. "I have a terrible goodbye to the world's worst," she told her fans. I miss that version of me, that girl who used to play tennis, and I miss you