‘I Didn’t Retire’-Serena Williams on Retirement Following Prolonged Comeback at Wimbledon Championship 2022

American tennis star Serena Williams made a surprise return to tennis earlier this month. The 40-year-old was out for almost a year. Serena’s name was not even on the entry list for Wimbledon Championship 2022. However, the former world number 1 took a wildcard entry to the tournament.

Earlier she played in the Eastbourne doubles to prepare for the grass-court Grand Slam. However, her run in Eastbourne ended abruptly because of an unfortunate knee injury to Ons Jabeur.

With her focus fixed on Wimbledon now, the 40-year-old addressed the media persons in the pre-tournament press conference. Surprisingly, the very first question she got was about retirement.

Serena Williams on her plans for retirement

The opening question Serena received was about retirement. A journalist asked her if retirement was in her mind and the factors that made her decide to come back.

Serena said she never had retirement plans and it was her body that needed time to heal. “I didn’t retire, I just needed to heal physically and mentally, and I had no plans, to be honest,” she said.

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Further speaking about her comeback plans, she said, “I just didn’t know when I would come back. I didn’t know how I would come back and it was just obviously Wimbledon is such a great place to be, it just kind of worked out,” she concluded.

Notably, there were rumors about her retirement earlier as well, but the former world number 1 quashed it all. Now that she is making a comeback after a long break, a lot depends on her fitness.

Serena in Wimbledon

Serena Williams is a champion athlete. The 40-year-old has done well consistently over the years and across the globe. However, Wimbledon is one such place where she has always enjoyed playing. In her illustrious career, Serena has won 7 Wimbledon singles titles. Also, the 40-year-old has six Wimbledon doubles titles to her name.

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With 23 Grand Slam titles, Serena has a chance to equal the record for the most number of Grand Slams. With no plans for retirement, we hope to see the queen of court reign again.

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