Highlights
- Serena Williams is a 23-time Grand Slam Winner
- Williams received her first main event in September 1999
- Serena was defeated by Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic
US Open 2022: The time is right here, the time that noticed Serena Williams bow out of worldwide Tennis. Speculations about Serena’s retirement had been at all times rife and he or she too had been vocal about the identical. The 42-years-old Tennis star was already clear in her head that she desires to stroll away from the sport after her highway ends at the US Open. In the continued US Open, Williams confirmed glimpses of what she was as an athlete in her prime. Williams defeated Danka Kovinic of Montenegro within the first spherical and adopted it up by defeating world quantity 2 Anett Kontaveit. On the opposite, she together with Venus crashed out of the ladies’s doubles first spherical owing to a defeat at the arms of Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka.
The GOAT, the legend, Serena Williams took on Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic in what ended up turning into a thunderous battle of 7-5, 6-7 (7-4), 6-1 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The match which went as much as 180 minutes had all the weather that Serena’s final match was worthy of. It is secure to say that this match will definitely go down in historical past books because it was nothing in need of a basic.Â
Williams did drop a really shut opening set nevertheless it didn’t dampen her spirits. She was extraordinarily fast to go 4-0 up within the second set and appeared like a contender to clinch the third set. But Ajla Tomljanovichad had another concepts in her thoughts. The Aussie got here again arduous and received 4 straight video games and closed out on the primary set. She compelled a tiebreak which she almost received however Williams in some way managed to interrupt free and escaped with a 7-4 win to increase the match.
The match which went as much as three hours exhausted the 42-year-old Tennis participant as she dropped the following two units rapidly. At one cut-off date, it felt that your complete stadium was rooting in opposition to Tomljanovic who managed to take the final set which ended Serena’s illustrious profession.
“Thank you so much, you guys were amazing today. I wish I played a little bit better. Thank you, daddy, I know you’re watching. Thanks, mom,” Williams mentioned on the courtroom. “I just thank everyone that’s here, that’s been on my side so many years, decades. Oh my gosh, literally decades. But it all started with my parents, and they deserve everything, so I’m grateful for them“, mentioned Serena as she bid adieu to the sport to she has contributed a lot to.
