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Serena Williams is enjoying her life after retirement. The 23-time Grand Slam champion bid adieu to tennis after playing in the last month’s US Open. It was just her fourth tournament after her comeback from a knee injury. However, with age not by her side, Serena felt that it was an ideal time for her to retire.

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After playing her last match, the younger Williams sister has taken a much-needed break from her hectic life. Recently, she hosted a party where she had a creepy surprise for her guests.

Serena Williams serves cockroaches at her beach dinner party

The former World Number 1 took to Instagram where she shared some glimpses from her beach dinner party. In one of the pictures shared via a story on her official Instagram handle, a plate full of cockroaches ready to be served could be seen. Further, Serena captioned the picture, “Roach Anyone?”

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However, one of her friends accepted Serena’s challenge of eating one. But she nearly vomited after trying it, saying, “I can’t – I’ll throw up.”

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Serena put on a pink jumper as she enjoyed the party with her close ones. Later, she changed to a blue dress while dancing.

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Serena’s legacy lives on

Recently, another American player’s name is doing the rounds in the tennis circuit. Alycia Parks, who is a huge fan of Serena and idolizes her, caused a massive upset as she knocked out the fourth seed, Maria Sakkari in the pre-quarterfinals of the WTA 500 tournament in Ostrava.

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Earlier, she had also defeated Karolina Pliskova in the tournament. “I pattern myself after Serena because of her serve,” Alycia said, enjoying one of the best moments of her career.

However, her dream run ended in the quarterfinals. Yesterday, she lost against Barbora Krejcikova in straight sets to bow out of the tournament. Nonetheless, Alycia will be proud of her performance and will look to maintain her good form in the upcoming tournaments.