# Serena Williams calls curtains on legendary career at 2022 US Open

URL: https://technosports.co.in/serena-williams-calls-curtains-us-op/  
Published: 2022-09-03  
Updated: 2022-09-03  
Author: Arsh Das

Serena Williams has exited the [2022 US Open,](https://technosports.co.in/2022/08/26/novak-djokovic-wont-play-22-us-open/)and has called curtains on her 27-year long career. The American won [23 Grand Slam](https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1565894128407384065?s=20&t=lzUHRaELRKKv5oy2ZHd76Q) titles, and leaves the court as one of the greatest of all-time. 

In her final game, Williams lost against Ajla Tomljanovic by a scoreline of 5-7, 7-6, 1-6. Over 72,000 fans filled the stadium to see the icon play in the US Open, and eventually, the last game of her legendary career. 

## Serena Williams plays out final game of her career in the US Open 

> 96 career titles.  
> 39 Grand Slams.  
> 319 weeks as World No. 1.  
> $94M in career prize money.  
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> Activism.  
> Business ventures.  
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> The highest-earning female athlete ever.  
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> A career over, but a legend forever: Serena Williams. [pic.twitter.com/UmzVGTbc8p](https://t.co/UmzVGTbc8p)
>
> — Front Office Sports (@FOS) [September 3, 2022](https://twitter.com/FOS/status/1565888273276354560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

“I wouldn’t be Serena if there wasn’t Venus. So thank you, Venus. She is the only reason Serena Williams ever existed. It all started with my parents, they deserve everything. I am so grateful to them. These are happy tears, I guess,” Serena Williams said.

Asked by an on-court interviewer whether there was any possibility she might yet extend her career, she replied: “I don’t think so, but you never know.”

“It’s been a fun ride,” she said. “It’s been the most incredible ride and journey I’ve ever been on, I mean, in my life.

“I’m just so grateful to every single person that’s ever said, ‘Go, Serena,’ in their life. I’m just so grateful. You got me here.” 

Williams, 40, had to fight a strong battle with physical and mental fatigue, but came up short. An emotional display followed a charged game in front of a packed audience, as Tomljanovic picked up the win.