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23 Time Grand Slam Winner To Bow Out
Serena Williams says she has “never liked the word retirement”, but that she is “evolving away from tennis” after winning 23 Grand Slams across her iconic career; US Open could prove to be her farewell tournament.
The 23-time singles champion made just her second appearance of the year this week as she defeated Nuria Parrizas at the National Bank Open in Toronto.
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The Multiple time Wimbledon winner is the most decorated female Tennis player of all time.
even years ago, as Serena Williams continued to consolidate her career records and her claims as the greatest of all time, a reporter asked her to identify the all-time record in her sights. Williams had 19 grand slam titles back then, just past the marker of 18 set by Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. She sighed deeply, but she was smiling: “Stefanie Graf has it, she has 22,” she said, without hesitation. “It’s there, I can see it, just because you can see it doesn’t mean you can reach it.”
Williams will play out the final tournaments of her career in the coming weeks after announcing in Vogue on Tuesday her imminent retirement at 40 and, for the record, she did achieve the ultimate goal she had set for herself then. At the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant with her daughter, Alexis Olympia, Williams surpassed Graf to secure her 23rd Open title.
We will closely follow Serena’s last tournament (US Open Most Likely) and provide betting picks, and lets hope she goes out on a high.
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