Serena Williams won her first match in 14 months to advance to the second round of the WTA 1000 in Toronto. Speaking about the end of her tennis career, the athlete of American origin hinted that he would announce his exit in the coming weeks.

On Monday, Serena defeated the Iberian Nuria Parrizas-Diaz (57 WTA, out of qualification), the score 6-3, 6-4. The match lasted two hours.

Serena Williams will end her tennis career after the US Open 2022

“I never liked the word pension. It doesn’t seem like a modern expression to me.

I was thinking more about “transition” but that’s still a touchy word for a certain category of people (not the LGBTQ community). Perhaps the best word to describe the retreat is “evolution.”

I am here to tell you that I am developing in other areas of interest for me. I created a capital firm, created a family.

I love tennis, but the countdown has begun for me. I need to focus on being a mother, on discovering my spiritual side.

There comes a point in life when you need to change the direction in which things are going. That moment is very difficult when you love what you do so much. I will let you know what happens to me in the future in the coming weeks” – Serena Williamsin an article he signs in Vogue magazine, Reuters reports.

Serena’s last win (she turns 41 on September 26) came on June 4, 2021: 6-4, 6-4 against Danielle Collins in the third round of Roland Garros.

In the next round of the National Bank Open tournament, Serena will play the winner of the match between the Swiss Belinda Bencic (12 WTA, Olympic champion in Tokyo) and the Czech Teresa Martinsova (73 WTA).