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I am not retired, says Serena Williams | Tennis News
Serena Williams on Monday said she has yet to retire from tennis and the chances of her coming back are “very high” after she previously said she would leave the sport after last month US Open.
“I’m not retired yet,” Williams said at a conference in San Francisco while promoting her investment firm, Serena Ventures.
“The chance of (coming back) is very high. You can come to my house, I have a court.”
Williams, 41, said she had “gone away from tennis” in an essay in August and, while she did not confirm the US Open as her farewell event, she was given the words lavish praise before every game in New York and an emotional farewell wave before losing in the third round.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who took the tennis world by storm as a teenager and is considered by many to be the greatest of all time, said not preparing for a tournament after the US Open did not feel good. feels natural to her.
“I’m not really thinking about (retirement) yet,” Williams said.
“But I woke up the other day and went to the field and (considered) it was the first time in my life that I didn’t play for a competition, and it was really weird.
“It’s like the first day of the rest of my life and I’m enjoying it, but I’m still trying to find that balance.”
“I’m not retired yet,” Williams said at a conference in San Francisco while promoting her investment firm, Serena Ventures.
“The chance of (coming back) is very high. You can come to my house, I have a court.”
Williams, 41, said she had “gone away from tennis” in an essay in August and, while she did not confirm the US Open as her farewell event, she was given the words lavish praise before every game in New York and an emotional farewell wave before losing in the third round.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who took the tennis world by storm as a teenager and is considered by many to be the greatest of all time, said not preparing for a tournament after the US Open did not feel good. feels natural to her.
“I’m not really thinking about (retirement) yet,” Williams said.
“But I woke up the other day and went to the field and (considered) it was the first time in my life that I didn’t play for a competition, and it was really weird.
“It’s like the first day of the rest of my life and I’m enjoying it, but I’m still trying to find that balance.”