One of the greatest tennis players in women\u2019s singles history, Serena Williams has revealed her upcoming retirement from professional tennis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 23-time Grand Slam singles titles winner Serena Williams was recently featured in The Vogue September 2022 issue, where she opened up her upcoming journey in life<\/a>. The 40-year-old tennis player is now set to retire from tennis <\/a>to grow her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Serena told Vogue, \u201cI have never liked the word retirement. It doesn\u2019t feel like a modern word to me. I\u2019ve been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. Maybe the best word to describe what I\u2019m up to is evolution. I\u2019m here to tell you that I\u2019m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me. A few years ago I quietly started Serena Ventures, a venture capital firm. Soon after that, I started a family. I want to grow that family.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the popular American tennis player hasn\u2019t revealed the exact time of her retirement. On her official Instagram account, she clarified that \u201cthe countdown has begun\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Serena wrote to her Instagram account, \u201cThere comes a time in life when we have to decide to move in a different direction. That time is always hard when you love something so much. My goodness do I enjoy tennis. But now, the countdown has begun. I have to focus on being a mom, my spiritual goals and finally discovering a different, but just exciting Serena. I’m gonna relish these next few weeks.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n