Caroline Wozniacki, who is one of my best friends, felt a sense of relief when she retired in 2020. Praise to these people, but I’m going to be honest. There is no happiness in this topic for me. I know it’s not the usual thing to say, but I feel a great deal of pain. ...
Venus kept training like never before, and a short year later, in 1998, she made it to the quarterfinals of every single Grand Slam game she enlisted in. By the end of the year, Venus Williams was ranked the number five tennis player in the world. Getty Images Photo by Simon Bruty/...
After 23 Grand Slam wins and a laser focus on tennis for nearly three decades, it’s understandable that Serena Williams would feel a little lost after retiring. However, the sports icon is embracing a new health-focused journey now that she’s retired from her 27-year professional tennis ca...
When Williams, now 42, retired from tennis, she said she needed to make the tough choice to focus on motherhood. She gave birth in August to a baby girl, almost exactly a year after her last match as a tennis star. Adira River Ohanian is the second child—and second d...
Serena Williams has a 2-book deal, starting with an ‘intimate’ and ‘open-hearted’ memoir October 18, 2023 Today in Sports - 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion Serena Williams plays final match at U.S. Open September 2, 2023 With Serena and Federer retired, Alcaraz-Djokovic symbol...
Serena Williams says she was left sansbon appétitafter she was denied service by a luxury restaurant in Paris during the2024 Olympics. On Aug. 5, the retired tennis player took to X to raise a grievance against the Peninsula Hotel in Paris with emojis to express her disappointment. ...
Serena Williams says she's a Swiftie after Miami Eras Tour Social BuzzOctober 22, Serena Williams surprises star-struck Swiatek at the US Open 2024 US OpenAugust 31, Photos: Iga Swiatek and the players to win a major from match point down ...
Doctors told Williams it was a "brachial cyst" and didn't need to be removed. However, the cyst kept growing, so Williams underwent three more tests and a biopsy. The cyst is benign, but she still decided to have it removed so it wouldn't get infected or leak. ...
Williams, who retired in September 2022, once sang her praises for the young American talent, Gauff. Comparing her own achievement with Gauff’s, she said,“I was nowhere near her level at 15 either on the court or off the court, not even close. I was ...
The former champs have all been retired for some time, and that ascendant teenager, who would win four Grand Slam titles, including three US Opens, actually retired twice. Williams, who at 31 is the oldest woman ever to be ranked No. 1, is not merely still standing. After a near...