Serena Williams’ ex-hitting partner Sascha Bajin admitted he was hoping the American tennis icon would change her mind and at least try to win one more Grand Slam and tie Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Majors. In August, Williams announced she would be “evolving away from tennis” after the US Open.
In her interviews from that period, Williams never fully closed the doors on a potential return to tennis. Now six months later, Williams – who has since turned 41 – appears to be retired for good. In one of her recent interviews, Williams admitted that it was extremely difficult at first but noted that she is now more at peace with her decision.
Bajin: I was hoping to see Williams play a bit more
“Yeah, so I even tweeted about it because I didn’t say you know, like I wasn’t one of those guys who then said, you know, like, ‘bye bye queen’ and all this stuff.
I didn’t post anything on my socials because, from her interview, she kind of left the door a little bit open. Like what she said was like, ‘I don’t see it as a retirement’ and then all of a sudden, she was like, ‘yeah, you know, I didn’t retire’.
So I kind of thought, maybe I was just hoping you know, that she would come back somehow and just still try to get this one Slam or one tournament. But…
