Williams, who is a 23-time Grand Slam Champion, at times made it very clear that she now has the responsibility of her kids and she feels the time is right for her to move away from the game of Tennis, the game that she loves so dearly.
Serena Williams, the winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, announced her retirement from tennis on Tuesday. Check out how fans are paying tribute to the 'G.O.A.T' on Twitter.
The 40-year-old has clinched 73 career singles titles and 23 career doubles titles.
The 40-year-old had not played on the Tour since an injury during her round one match at last year's Wimbledon.
The 40-year-old Williams hasn't played since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon with a right hamstring injury and her ranking has slipped to No. 41.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion hasn't played since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon with a right hamstring injury; Djokovic enters name despite speculation over non-participation due to strict COVID-19 vaccination rules.
US Open will start at Flushing Meadows without any member of the dominant trio in Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams.
This will be the first major tournament since 1997 without any of Williams, Federer or Nadal in the singles brackets.
Williams' departure makes a wide-open women’s draw even more so. As it was, defending champion Simona Halep and four-time major champ Naomi Osaka withdrew before the tournament started.
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On the men's side, eight-time champion Roger Federer faces Adrian Mannarino and has won all six of their previous matches.
The 39-year-old Williams has won four gold medals at past Summer Games for the United States.
Serena Williams fell to 21-year-old Elena Rybakina in straight sets in the fourth round.
The seventh-seeded Williams takes on 21st-seeded Elena Rybakina, who has never been in the fourth round before at a major and faces three-time French Open winner Williams for the first time.
After seven days of breathtaking action on la terre batteu, 32 players, on either side of the singles tournament await their fate as round of 16 begins from Sunday evening
Serena Williams is playing in the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament for the 64th time. Elena Rybakina is making her debut at that stage of a major.
Serena Williams faces a dangerous opponent in her third-round match: fellow American Danielle Collins, who reached the quarterfinals in the tournament last September before losing to Sofia Kenin
Serena Williams will try to get back to the third round at Roland Garros a year after she withdrew from the tournament before her second match because of an injured left Achilles.
Federer, the oldest player in men's singles this year, is scheduled for the third match on Court Philippe Chatrier. It will the first Grand Slam match since the 2020 Australian Open
Top-seeded Williams, who accepted a wild-card invitation for the Parma tournament after losing her opening match at the Italian Open last week, was beaten 7-6 (4), 6-2.
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