This is one of those cases where words are not enough to show the imprint left Serena Williams announcing it her decision to retire from professional tennis. Legendary American tennis player through her Fashion it made headlines for the end of a career full of titles, money and great moments.

Serena Williams was born in Florida, USA. September 26, 1981. She started playing tennis at the age of 4 at the urging of her father, Richard. Together with his sister guilt they have written a special history in sports.

The American tennis player is not without reason considered one of the best tennis players of all time. It’s not just about the titles she won, but also about her footprint in the sport.

1990 the Williams family abandoned him Compton California to move to West Palm Beach Florida. The father made such a decision so that his daughters could learn from a top coach Rick Mackie and pursue a professional tennis career.

A year later, Richard Williams decided not to send his daughters to national championships. The reason was that his daughters were receiving a lot of racist comments, and also because he wanted them to devote themselves to school lessons.

Around 1994, both Venus and Serena stopped attending Maki Academy and started training with their father. In 1995, at a tournament in Quebec, Serena performed on a professional tour for the first time.

Then she lost to an 18-year-old American Annie Miller winning two games. However, this was the start of a great career in tennis.

Serena Williams won her first (of 23) Grand Slam title in New York in 1999. In the final, she won 2-0 sets. Martina Hingis.

AT July 8, 2002, Serena Williams climbed to the top of the world rankings for the first time. In 2013, at the age of 32, she became the oldest tennis player in the world to be ranked number one.

The legendary American tennis player has been at the top of the world for 186 consecutive weeks. Steffi Graf. In total, she was in this position 319 and is third after Graf (377) and Martina Navratilova (332).

In 2012 he started his career with Patrick Muratoglu. Great coach helped Serena win even more 10 Grand Slam titles and one of the most successful duos in history.

The duo of the Williams brothers who made history

Together with their sister Venus, they wrote brilliant pages in the history of tennis. This is considered one of the greatest fights of all time, although they also fought as a duo.

Both took the world number one spot and competed against each other a total of 31 times. Serena has the lead with 19 wins. They have appeared in four consecutive Grand Slam finals, from Roland Garros in 2002 to the Australian Open in 2003. Serena Williams has won all four finals.

The Williams sisters also created an excellent doubles team. Together they have won 22 titles, 14 of them at Grand Slams. Together they climbed to the top step of the podium at the 2000, 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

Serena Cotton

In 2015, Serena Williams, having won Wimbledon, became the owner of all Grand Slam titles. The American won the US Open in 2014 in the final of the tennis season, and then the next three majors.

She achieved this for the second time in her career after 2002. This is how the term “Serena Slam” was coined for tennis players who won all the titles, but not in one tennis season (calendar slam).

Serena Williams was not the first to do this, but the very appearance of the term is also a testament to the popularity of the American tennis player.

Impressive qualification

The 40-year-old tennis player stood out for her impressive physique. In top form, Serena had a powerful serve that allowed her to dominate her opponents.

It is estimated that he was moving at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour. It is characteristic that in her best years she managed to resist only a few tennis players.

In addition, Serena Williams also stood out for her technique. OUR Roger Federer even described her as the best tennis player of all time.

She was named pregnant

Serena Williams won her last Grand Slam title in 2017. American tennis player reached the final of the Australian Open, knocking them out Bencic, Safarova, Gibbs, Strichova, Konta as well as Lucic – Baroni.

Her dominance in Melbourne was such that she went undefeated in a set during that run. The final was won by Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4. It was the first final for the two sisters since 2009 and Wimbledon.

Serena won the title and a few weeks later it was revealed that she was 8 weeks pregnant during the tournament. Her daughter, the fruit of her love for him Alexis Ohanian Founder of Reddit, revived September 1, 2017.

Two months after the birth of her daughter, Serena Williams sent a very beautiful message. “Baby, I don’t care if you’re bad at tennis, and I won’t be mad if you decide to never touch a racket. But please, in this game of life, never stop fighting.

Sport, as it taught me, will teach you to be strong and discover the strength of your body. You will learn to move and understand how others will move.

This sport will teach you the power of a team. It doesn’t matter if you’re related by blood or just in the locker room, no matter if you have the same skin or jersey color, you’ll find your sisters on the pitch.

Sometimes you will reach your goal, sometimes not. But you will achieve all the goals as a team. You will find the courage to walk with your head held high and always shout louder on the field you have chosen for the competition. So keep playing baby, keep playing,” wrote Serena Williams.

Come back

Serena Williams returned to tennis in February 2018. She won her first title after the birth of her daughter in January 2020 in Auckland.

A few months earlier, she reached the finals of Wimbledon and the US Open, where she lost to Simona Halep and Naomi Osaka, respectively. Serena Williams competed at Wimbledon in 2021, where she retired during a match against Alexandra Sasnovich in the first round of the tournament.

After a year-long absence from competition, he returned to the Eastbourne tournament where he competed in doubles with Ons Zamber. A few days later he participated in the London Major. She was eliminated by Harmony Tan in the first round.

A few hours ago at a tournament in Toronto, she scored her first victory in 14 months, defeating Nuria Parisa Diaz.

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— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) August 9, 2022

Serena Williams’ Big Hits

• Australian Open 7 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017)
• Roland Garros 3 (2002, 2013, 2015)
• Wimbledon 7 (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016)
• US Open 6 (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014)
• Olympic Games: Gold medal (2012 – London)

• Australian Open 4 (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010)
• Roland Garros 2 (1999, 2010)
• Wimbledon 6 (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016)
• US Open 2 (1999, 2009)
• Olympic Games: 3 gold medal (2000, 2008, 2012)

• Wimbledon (1998)
• US Open (1998)