​Serena Williams was defeated by Ayla Tomljanovic in the third round of the US Open at the end of a match that marked the American’s retirement from professional tennis. At the age of 40 (she will turn 41 on September 26), Serena broke up with tennis with tears in her eyes.
Serena lost the match to Artur Ash Tomljanovic, the athlete representing Australia, who won in three sets with a score of 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-1.
The game lasted three hours and five minutes.
Serena Williams’ retirement speech
“I thank all those who are here, who have been with me for so many years, decades. It all started with my parents. They deserve everything. I am grateful to them.
These are tears of happiness. And I wouldn’t be Serena if it weren’t for Venus. Thank you, Venus. She is the reason Serena Williams exists.
It was nice. It was the best trip of my life” – Serena Williamswith tears in his eyes.
Serena leaves tennis with an impressive dowry of 23 Grand Slam titles.
In total, she spent 319 weeks in the first position in the WTA hierarchy (between 2002-2017), and collected 73 titles during her career.
Serena Williams finished her career with 858 wins and 156 losses.
He collected more than 94 million dollars from tennis prizes alone.
Source: Hot News RO
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