Serena Williams bid farewell to tennis after being eliminated by Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the US Open 2022. The American received many messages after the match about Arthur Ashe and Patrik Muratoglu (the coach with whom she achieved so many good results). he could not remain indifferent.

VIDEO. An emotional message from the player who defeated Serena Williams in the last match of the American’s career

Patrick Muratoglu: What a ride it was, thanks for everything!

Muratoglu, who currently coaches Simona Halep, has worked with Serena for 10 years, during which time the American won 10 Grand Slam titles (out of 23 she finished her career with).

“What a trip it was. Thanks for all. I wish you all the best in your next chapter,” Patrick Mouratoglou said on Facebook about the end of Serena Williams’ career.

Muratoglu, 32 trophies as a coach. Among them are 10 Grand Slam tournaments with Serena Williams

In total, the French coach won 32 trophies with those he coached during his career. Obviously, together with Serena Williams, he had the most impressive results: ten Grand Slam titles (Australian Open – two trophies / Roland Garros – two trophies / Wimbledon – three trophies / US Open – three trophies).

She also has an Olympic gold medal (won by Serena at the 2012 London Olympics) and three Champions Tour trophies (also with Serena, of course).

Serena Williams and her incredible tennis career

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.

Serena Williams and the Grand Slam titles

During an impressive career, Serena collected 23 major titles. One less than Margaret Court, but also one more than the legendary Steffi Graf.

The American won seven times at the Australian Open (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017), three times at Roland Garros (2002, 2013, 2015), seven times at Wimbledon (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016) and six times at the US Open (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014).

He also won Olympic gold four times: Sydney 2000 (doubles), Beijing 2008 (doubles), London 2012 (singles) and London 2012 (doubles).

Ranking of Grand Slam titles

1 24 Margaret Court

2 Serena Williams 23

3 Steffi Graf 22

4 Helen Wills Moody 19

5 Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova 18 etc.