Serena Williams may have retired from tennis, but that doesn’t mean she’ll necessarily stay retired.
14.09.2022 - 23:37 / us.hola.com
Serena Williams asked Tiger Woods for advice when she decided to retire. Still, the athlete might have found inspiration in Tom Brady and unretired after surprising the world with the news that she would be saying goodbye to the sport that made her an icon.During an interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the 23-time Grand Slam champion and former number one tennis player in the world discussed her decision to leave tennis but also said she might change her mind.“There’s no chance of you pulling a Tom Brady and saying, ‘Maybe I’m evolving to coming back,’” Fallon asked Williams, to which she replied, “You know what? Tom Brady started an amazing trend.”“That’s what I want to say,” she laughed.William also said that before announcing her plans in an essay in Vogue, the only person who knew was her therapist.
“The only person that knew at one point about it was my therapist,” she said to Fallon. “Because verbalizing meant that it was real, and I don’t want it to be real, so I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do, and I don’t think you really know until I don’t know until you say it or it’s actually real.” Williams said she was overwhelmed by announcing the news because it “was a lot.”“I always thought at the end of it I would just leave quietly and not saying anything and make an announcement on social media,” she said.
“That’s how I always thought I would do it.”“I’ve been playing tennis since I was little in a stroller... that’s how long I’ve been around tennis,” Williams added.
“But when it came out, I was actually relieved, and I didn’t expect to feel that way. I felt pretty good.
Serena Williams may have retired from tennis, but that doesn’t mean she’ll necessarily stay retired.
Serena Williams is thinking about pulling a Tom Brady.
Serena Williams could follow in Tom Brady's footsteps when it comes to her assumed retirement from tennis. The 40-year-old professional athlete previously expressed her intention to step away from the sport she's been playing since childhood. But on Tuesday's, host Fallon asks Williams if she'd consider «pulling a Tom Brady.» The football legend announced he was retiring in January 2022 only to come out of retirement 39 days later. «You know what, Tom Brady started an amazing trend,» Williams teases, laughing. «That's what I'm going to say.» Williams made her announcement in an essay for 's September 2022 issue.«When it came out, I was actually relieved, and I didn't expect to feel that way.
Serena Williams may have retired from professional tennis, but she's still serving aces on the runway! The tennis legend opened the World runway show on Monday wearing a custom Balenciaga tank dress with a silver laminated jersey cape. Four young ball girls wearing white tennis dresses accompanied the cover star down the runway, sporting tennis rackets to accessorize. As Williams walked down the runway, a recording of her voice from an interview with NBC about the 2000 Wimbledon match tournament played, saying, «I want people to remember me as the girl who changed tennis or just was able to bring something new to the game.»A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine) World: New York was inspired by the global theme of 's September issue and in celebration of the title's 130th anniversary.
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Serena Williams has a lot of supporters, including some of the greatest athletes in the world. The 40-year-old star is playing her last US Open, and nobody wants to miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of seeing her playing before she retires.Serena, who has a 27-years-long professional tennis career, has been cheered by many, most recently by golf legend Tiger Woods.
Tiger Woods couldn’t contain his excitement as he watched Serena Williams defeat Estonia's Anett Kontaveit during the second round of the US Open -- and he wasn't the only famous face in attendance to watch her at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday.While the 46-year-old professional golfer sat in Williams’ personal box at the tournament alongside her sister, Venus Williams, and his girlfriend, Erica Herman, other celebs, including Anna Wintour, Zendaya, and Anthony Anderson, watched from elsewhere at the venue.The most important people in attendance for Serena, however, were her husband, Alexis Ohanian, and their daughter, Olympia, who continued to prove they are her biggest supporters.
Serena Williams is a tennis pro with friends in very high places. The sporting legend, 40, boasts Meghan Markle among her close friends and the pair even posed with Serena’s four year old daughter Olympia for a snap. It’s no surprise then that whenever the tennis star has a match, her box and the front row of the game is full of A-listers from the worlds of fashion, beauty and sports.
Serena Williams' post-game interview following her U.S.
There’s a reason they call her the Greatest Of All Time.