FILE–Serena Williams of america gestures to the gang after a match towards Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia on day 5 of the 2022 U.S. Open tennis match at USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Middle. Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports activities
Serena Williams on Monday stated she has not retired from tennis and that the possibilities of her returning are “very high” after she beforehand indicated that she would step away from the game after final month’s U.S. Open.
“I am not retired,” Williams stated at a convention in San Francisco whereas selling her funding firm, Serena Ventures.
“The chances (of a return) are very high. You can come to my house, I have a court.”
Williams, 41, stated she was “evolving away from tennis” in an essay in August and, whereas she didn’t affirm the U.S. Open as her farewell occasion, she was given lavish tributes earlier than every match in New York and waved an emotional goodbye after dropping within the third spherical.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who took the tennis world by storm as a teen and is taken into account by many the best of all time, stated not getting ready for a match after the U.S. Open didn’t really feel pure to her.
“I still haven’t really thought about (retirement),” Williams stated.
“However I did get up the opposite day and go on the court docket and (thought of) for the primary time in my life that I’m not enjoying for a contest, and it felt actually bizarre.
“It was like the first day of the rest of my life and I’m enjoying it, but I’m still trying to find that balance.”
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