Serena Williams has undoubtedly been an icon of women’s tennis throughout her impressive career, bringing much to the movement and to her own opponents with her enormous talent and achievements. The American champion recently retired from the sport, having reissued a series of records, including 23 Grand Slam titles out of a total of 73 on the WTA circuit (an all-time record in the Open Era, including men, since the Spaniard Rafael Nadal is currently 22).
After a year away from official tournaments, the American made her return to fans around the world at Wimbledon, thanks to a wild card granted by the organization. On that occasion, the 41-year-old gave it her all, but she was immediately stopped in the main draw after a great battle.
In Toronto she managed to win a match before being eliminated by Belinda Bencic, while in Cincinnati British Emma Raducanu, fitter and already winner of the 2021 Us Open, gave her nothing, beating her in two quick sets. It was in New York that she said goodbye to tennis, but before that she paid tribute to the public with some incredible performances.
She scored her first win in her debut against Kovinic and then advanced to the third round by defeating the number two in the draw, Anett Kontaveit, in three sets. She thus became the only…
