41-Year-Old Serena Williams Brews Further Suspense on Retirement as She Delivers a Juicy Statement – ‘I’m Already Missing It’

Serena Williams has made her fans hopeful of a comeback after her recent comments. The 41-year-old played her last professional tennis match recently at the US Open. The 23-time Grand Slam champion declared her retirement in her interview with Vogue magazine prior to her US Open campaign. In her essay, she mentioned how she wanted to spend more time with her family. However, within months she is missing the sport already.

Is Serena seriously considering a comeback? The legend recently opened up about it. She also discussed the importance of tennis in her life after retirement.

Serena opens up about her future tennis plans

After her retirement, Serena gave a ray of hope to her fans when she termed Tom Brady’s retirement U-Turn as an amazing trend. Later the 41-year-old said she is not retired, at an event in San Francisco. The two instances had her fans believe that the 23-time Grand Slam champion is seriously considering a comeback. The former world number one recently spoke about her plans in an exclusive interview with Cosmopolitan.

“Yeah, I don’t know. I’m not, I’m definitely, I don’t know. I’ll always have a relationship with tennis, right? So I’m gonna keep that open-ended, to be honest.” Serena said.

When the interviewer asked her if tennis is going to be a part of her life forever, the legend said, “It is. It’s a big part of who I am. I love doing it. I love the competition. And you always love what you don’t have. So I’m already missing it.”

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While Serena is missing tennis, the sport is missing her too. It will be great to have Serena back on the court if it is still possible.

Serena Williams about her importance as a role model

Serena Williams has gone through a lot of challenges in her life. In the early stage, it was the financial challenge along with the locality she grew up in. Later, it was her existence in a predominantly white sport. Despite such difficulties, the 41-year-old has fought everything and made a name for herself.

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While the journey in itself is magical, the legend believes that she has the responsibility to guide people like her. When Serena appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine, the idea behind it was to inspire other women from her community to believe. The legend wants African-American women to follow their dreams and remain fearless.