A tennis fan or not, you know the name, Serena Williams. She is certainly one of the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) tennis players in history and one of the most famous athletes in the world. However, part of the journey is the end as she announced her upcoming retirement from tennis. Williams revealed it through her Instagram post for her latest Vogue cover issue in September.
In Vogue’s September issue, @serenawilliams prepares to say farewell to tennis on her own terms and in her own words. “It’s the hardest thing that I could ever imagine,” she says. “I don’t want it to be over, but at the same time I’m ready for what’s next” https://t.co/6Zr0UXVTH1 pic.twitter.com/YtGtcc18a9
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) August 9, 2022
As she revealed in Vogue, she’s evolving away from tennis. The last time she played a major game was way back in 2017 at the Australian Open where she won against her older sister Venus Williams. So the legend herself is going to play for the last time this coming U.S Open for a few weeks before she officially bids farewell.
The 23 Grand Slam title holder is going to embark on a new journey beyond the world of tennis. As it is being a full-time mom with her only daughter Olympia and to try new different things in her life. Let’s find out what’s next for her!
Serena Williams’ after she retires from tennis
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Focus on her family
- Williams is married to Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit. The two tied the knot in 2017 and they now have a 4-year-old daughter, Olympia.
- In her cover story for Vogue, she said that “I started a family. I want to grow that family.“
- The 40-year-old wants to focus on being a full-time mom as her daughter also wants to be a big sister already. She then revealed that she and her husband have been trying to have a second baby.
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Continue her business ventures
- In 2014, she began her company Serena Ventures where they aim to invest and make a change.
- As she also said in Vogue, “I started investing nine years ago, and I really fell in love with early stage, whether it’s pre-seed funding, where you’re investing in just an idea, or seed, where the idea has already been turned into a product.“
- A few years later, she launched her S by Serena clothing line and her own Serena Williams Jewelry line.
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Carry on with her advocacy
- Williams has advocacy specifically in the women’s workforce.
- She has been focusing on investing in all-female businesses and people of color.
- As a woman and an athlete herself, she also supports all women athletes to have equal pay. She is also against the double standards and she’s all for body positivity as well.
Serena Williams’ legendary career highlights
- She won her first-ever Grand Slam title back in the 1999 U.S Open at the age of 17.
- In 2002, she became the world’s no. 1 ranking. She has been the world’s no. 1 for five times.
- She has 23 Grand Slam titles next to the highest record of 24 by Margaret Court.
- A 4-time Olympic gold medalist. She won 3 gold in doubles with her sister Venus and won 1 in singles.
- She earned two ‘Serena Slams’ meaning winning all four major singles titles.
- Lastly, the most amazing of it all is where she won the Australian Open in 2017. This is when she played while she was 2 months pregnant with her daughter.
Serena Williams is a legend and an inspiration. Her impact and legacy in the world of tennis are certainly remembered in history forever. We wish her the best in her future endeavors!
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