Serena Williams announces her retirement from tennis
Daily MailSerena Williams is stepping away from tennis after the upcoming US Open, although she's not quite ready to put a firm date on it, or even say the word 'retirement.' Alexis Ohanian, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. and Serena Williams at the King Richard premiere last November in Los Angeles Serena Williams of the US with her daughter Alexis Olympia after her win against Jessica Pegula of the US during their women's singles final match during the Auckland Classic tennis tournament in Auckland on January 12, 2020 Serena Williams stands with her sister Venus Williams and father Richard Williams at a tennis camp in Florida Serena was introduced to the world as the younger half of the famed Williams Sisters. Venus would go on to win 6–2, 7–6 Champion Serena Williams of the USA and her sister and runner-up Venus Williams pose with their trophies after the Women's Final of the Compaq Grand Slam Cup tennis tournament at the Olympiahalle in Munich Williams is not quitting immediately. 'It's been a very long time, I forgot what that felt like' SERENA'S TIMELINE 1999: Defeated Martina Hingis in the U.S. Open final, becoming the first African-American woman to win a Grand Slam singles title after Althea Gibson in 1958. Serena Williams waves as she leaves the court after losing to France's Harmony Tan in a first round women's singles match on day two of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, June 28 Williams heads for retirement at a time when the women's top 10 has never been more anonymous.