Serena Williams: American Tennis Legend Bids Farewell To 27-Year Career

Serena Williams Has Waved Farewell To The Us Open – And Her Illustrious Career – Amid Emotional Scenes After She Lost To Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic On A Thrilling Night In New York.

Williams, Who Turns 41 This Month, Expects It To Be Her Final Match.

It Will End A 27-Year Professional Career That Brought 23 Major Singles Wins And Sees The American Widely Labelled As The Greatest Of All Time.

Williams Lost 7-5, 6-7, 4-7, 6-1 And Had Tears Running Down Her Face Afterwards.

Almost Everyone Who Could Rose To Their Feet When She Departed The Court On Arthur Ashe Stadium – The Scene Of Her First Major Triumph In 1999 And Five More Of The Finest Wins In Her Storied Career – For What She Intends To Be The Last Time.

As She Waved Goodbye And Gave A Signature Twirl, Tina Turner’s Pop Classic ‘Simply The Best’ Boomed Out Over The Sound System.