Serena Williams Announces Her Retirement Following the U.S. Open | THR News - video Dailymotion

The superstar athlete revealed her plans in a Vogue essay: "I don’t want it to be over, but at the same time I’m ready for what’s next."

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00:00US Open ticket prices skyrocketed after Serena Williams announced her retirement.

00:15On Tuesday, Serena Williams announced she will retire from tennis in an essay she wrote

00:19for the cover story of Vogue's September issue, saying in part,

00:22She went on to say it's best to describe her retirement as an evolution and that she's

00:34evolving away from tennis. Well, this news has fans clamoring to score tickets to what could be a

00:40historic championship tournament, with prices going well over $500 for the best seats. We've

00:45even seen as high as $3,500. Serena was 17 years old when she won her first ever Grand Slam at the

00:52US Open in 1999, and with 102 match victories, Williams holds the record for the most US Open

00:58wins in history. Throughout her career, Serena has won four Olympic gold medals, 73 singles titles,

01:0523 Grand Slam singles titles, and 14 Grand Slam doubles titles. And her influence can be seen

01:11elsewhere. Her December 2015 Sports Illustrated cover was emulated in Beyonce's Sorry music video

01:17that also featured the tennis legend. We hope Serena's evolution leads to more team-ups between

01:26her and Beyonce. For the full story, head over to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.