Serena Williams Announces She’s ‘Moving On’ From Tennis After U.s. Open To Expand Family

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00:00And closing today with some shocking news as one of the greatest athletes of all time,

00:04Serena Williams, revealed that she will be moving on from tennis.

00:08The iconic player said that she's hanging up her racket after the upcoming 2022 U.S. Open.

00:13Serena announced her decision in an essay for Vogue, as well as on her Instagram, writing,

00:18I've been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word,

00:23which means something very specific and important to a community of people.

00:27Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is evolution.

00:31I'm here to tell you that I'm evolving away from tennis toward other things that are important to me.

00:36Recall that Serena is planning on expanding her family with her husband, Alexis Ohanian.

00:41Their daughter Olympia turns five this month and she wants to be a big sister.

00:46Well, congrats, Serena. You are genuinely one of the greats.

00:50We can't wait to watch you play in September.