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Photos: Serena Williams’ final act
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Up to date 0319 GMT (1119 HKT) September 3, 2022
John Minchillo/AP
The solar has set on Serena Williams’ historic tennis profession.
The 40-year-old legend, who stated she is going to “evolve away” from the game after the US Open, misplaced her third-round match on the event on Friday, falling 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanović.
“Thanks a lot. You guys had been wonderful immediately,” she advised the group in an on-court interview after the match. “It has been a enjoyable trip.”
Over her profession, Williams gained 23 grand slam singles titles, which is essentially the most within the Open period and one behind the all-time report held by Margaret Courtroom. She additionally gained 4 Olympic gold medals and over $94.5 million in prize cash.
She and her older sister, Venus, remodeled the game once they turned professionals as teenage phenoms. They’ve additionally teamed up for a lot of grand slam doubles titles, successful 14 titles collectively.
The 2 sisters reunited on the courtroom Thursday with a first-round doubles match in opposition to Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková. They misplaced 7-6 (5), 6-4.