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Serena Williams loses 2nd-round match in Toronto after indicating playing career is winding down​

Serena Williams wore her game face when she stepped out into the stadium for her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis. Greeted by a standing ovation, the 23-time Grand Slam champion didn't smile. She didn't wave. She took a sip from a plastic bottle as she walked in. Some folks in the crowd captured the moment with the cameras on their cellphones. Others held aloft hand-drawn signs -- oh, so many signs -- with messages such as "Queen'' or "Thank you.'' She did not state precisely what her last event will be, but did make it sound as if her final farewell will come at the US Open, which begins Aug. 29 in New York. Williams has won the singles title at Flushing Meadows a half-dozen times -- first in 1999; most recently in 2014 -- to go along with seven championships apiece at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, plus three at the French Open.

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Serena Williams announces she will retire after 2022 US Open​

Serena Williams, one of the greatest athletes of all time, announced on Tuesday that she will retire from tennis following the 2022 US Open at the end of August. In a peice she penned for Vogue, as well as in a post on Instagram, the 23-time Grand Slam champion said that while she still loves tennis, she's ready to move on to new things. For the last five years, it was no longer a question of if Williams would retire, but when. In 2017 at age 35, she won Australian Open while eight weeks pregnant with her daughter, but in September she needed an emergency C-section to give birth. She developed a pulmonary embolism following the operation, which kept her in bed for six weeks.

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Serena Williams career on par with Michael Jordan and Tom Brady, John McEnroe says
Serena Williams stunned the sports world when she revealed she would be stepping away from tennis following the U.S. Open to focus on her family and her successful ventures off the court.The 40-year-old will walk away from the sport with 23 Grand Slam titles, the most in the Open Era and second most all-time behind Margaret Court.


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"Serena’s the greatest female athlete, to me, in the history of sports. I don’t care who you could come up with. She’s one of the greatest athletes period – male or female. She’s put herself along the likes of Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, whoever you wanna say … She’s 40 years old. She’s done everything in tennis. She’s got nothing to prove," McEnroe said.

 

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Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

 

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Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serene Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Are you still reading this shrimp fuck? LOL.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

Serena Williams run in Cincinnati short-lived, as Emma Raducanu post Round 1 win in straight sets
Williams struggled early in her first career meeting with Raducanu, 19, and trailed 4-1 before fighting back and winning three of the next four games. But the second set was all Raducanu, who will next face two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka, and she closed out the match in 65 minutes.

Serena Williams likes it up the arse, apparently.

True story, blackfoot. Funny what you can learn from a few degrees of separation.

I imagine one would require serious endowment to fully penetrate the mass of black chick ass.

 

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Serena Williams loses 2nd-round match in Toronto after indicating playing career is winding down​

Serena Williams wore her game face when she stepped out into the stadium for her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis. Greeted by a standing ovation, the 23-time Grand Slam champion didn't smile. She didn't wave. She took a sip from a plastic bottle as she walked in. Some folks in the crowd captured the moment with the cameras on their cellphones. Others held aloft hand-drawn signs -- oh, so many signs -- with messages such as "Queen'' or "Thank you.'' She did not state precisely what her last event will be, but did make it sound as if her final farewell will come at the US Open, which begins Aug. 29 in New York. Williams has won the singles title at Flushing Meadows a half-dozen times -- first in 1999; most recently in 2014 -- to go along with seven championships apiece at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, plus three at the French Open.

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Serena Williams announces she will retire after 2022 US Open​

Serena Williams, one of the greatest athletes of all time, announced on Tuesday that she will retire from tennis following the 2022 US Open at the end of August. In a peice she penned for Vogue, as well as in a post on Instagram, the 23-time Grand Slam champion said that while she still loves tennis, she's ready to move on to new things. For the last five years, it was no longer a question of if Williams would retire, but when. In 2017 at age 35, she won Australian Open while eight weeks pregnant with her daughter, but in September she needed an emergency C-section to give birth. She developed a pulmonary embolism following the operation, which kept her in bed for six weeks.

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Serena Williams career on par with Michael Jordan and Tom Brady, John McEnroe says
Serena Williams stunned the sports world when she revealed she would be stepping away from tennis following the U.S. Open to focus on her family and her successful ventures off the court.The 40-year-old will walk away from the sport with 23 Grand Slam titles, the most in the Open Era and second most all-time behind Margaret Court.


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"Serena’s the greatest female athlete, to me, in the history of sports. I don’t care who you could come up with. She’s one of the greatest athletes period – male or female. She’s put herself along the likes of Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, whoever you wanna say … She’s 40 years old. She’s done everything in tennis. She’s got nothing to prove," McEnroe said.

Serena Williams to face No. 80 Danka Kovinic as U.S. Open draw announced
While Williams has spent more than 300 weeks at No. 1, her lack of activity has contributed to a slide; she is 410th this week. That meant she would not be seeded in New York and could have been placed anywhere in the field and against any player.

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Williams has won the hard-court tournament in Flushing Meadows six times.
Kovinic has never been past the second round in four appearances at the US Open.

 

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Serena Williams To Wear Diamond-Encrusted Shoes For Last U.S. Open​

Serena Williams will be hitting the court in style on Monday -- 'cause the tennis legend had a custom outfit and diamond-encrusted shoes made for her last U.S. Open. Serena who announced she was "evolving away" from tennis after the Grand Slam event designed a figure skater-style 'fit for her last on-court hoorah.
When Williams hits the court in Queens, she will wear a six-layer skirt ... paying homage to the number of U.S. Open championships she's won. Serena, 40, will also be sporting a matching jacket and tote to accompany the dress and shoes .. compliments of the Swoosh. The U.S. Open might mark the end of Serena's tennis career, but if that's the case, she'll be going out with a flare -- like she's always done.


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US Open 2022: Serena Williams and the myth of passing the tourch
After 27 years, 23 singles majors, 14 in doubles, two more in mixed doubles, and, for good measure four Olympic gold medals -- the air around her has been awash in nothing but sentiment.

 

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US Open 2022: Serena Williams and the myth of passing the tourch
After 27 years, 23 singles majors, 14 in doubles, two more in mixed doubles, and, for good measure four Olympic gold medals -- the air around her has been awash in nothing but sentiment.

 

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US OPEN 2022: Venus and Serena Williams doubles exit marked the final act of one of the most dominant duos in
As the match slipped away from the Williams sisters on Thursday night, the crowd oscillated between desperation and brief exhilaration. Moments of greatness from Venus and Serena were greeted with cacophonous celebration. But it was the times when things went astray that betrayed the real emotion of this occasion.

 

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Serena Williams receiving lopsided action from betting public at US Open
Williams had attracted 82% of the money bet on Friday's match at Caesars Sportsbook, where her odds to win the tournament have improved from 50-1 to 14-1 after back-to-back wins.

 

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Serena Williams exits US Open as one of the greatest ever, but her legacy goes far beyond her titles won​

Twenty-three years ago, Serena Williams won her first Grand Slam title here. On Friday, she said her goodbyes in the same place, in front of a sold-out crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams, 40, shared her intention to retire after the US Open in an essay in Vougue last month, and has been given a hero's farewell in her matches since. She admitted she had mixed feelings about the decision and knew it would be difficult to walk away from the sport that had defined much of her life. She began her professional career in 1995 as a 14-year-old. In 2022, Williams walks away from the game with 858 tour victories, 73 singles titles, an Olympic gold medal and 319 weeks at No. 1. Together with Venus, she won 14 major doubles titles and three Olympic golds. Williams' 23-major mark remains the most by a player, man or woman, in the Open Era.

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Margaret Court defends tennis record in wake of Serena Williams' farewell, says admiration not reciprocated​

Australia's Margaret Court believes she doesn't get as much credit from the tennis world as she deserves for her 24 Grand Slam singles titles and that Serena Williams doesn't reciprocate her admiration. Williams -- who holds 23 Slam titles, one shy of the record Court set from 1960 to 1973 -- was feted in many quarters as the greatest tennis player of all time in the wake of what is expected to be her final appearance at Flushing Meadows after recently telling the world she is ready to start "evolving'' away from her playing days. Williams, who will turn 41 this month, was eliminated from the US Open in the third round by Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday night, a match in which she staved off five match points to prolong the three-hour-plus proceedings. "Serena has played seven years more than I did," Court said. "I finished in my early 30s. People forget that I took two years out. I first retired ... when I was 25, thinking I would never return to tennis.


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Serena Williams to become fourth woman to host ESPYS in July​

Serena Williams is returning to the sports spotlight to host The ESPYS in July. The retired 23-time major tournament winner will be the fourth woman to helm the show honoring the past year's achievements, athletes and moments. The ESPYS will air July 11 from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird and Russel Wilson co-hosted the 2020 show, which was virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Danica Patrick was the first woman to host solo in 2018, shortly after she retired from auto racing.

Williams won 12 ESPYS during her tennis career. The ESPYS will follow the July 10 premiere of "In the Arena: Serena Williams," an eight-part series chronicling her career that airs on ESPN+. Williams retired after the 2022 U.S. Open and has since devoted her time to such pursuits as a makeup line that debuted in April and a venture capital firm that invests in women and founders of color in early-stage companies. She gave birth to her second daughter in August.

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Serena Williams will be the first African American demal to host the ceremony
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ESPY Awards 2024: List of Nominees and Predictions for Events Top Categories
The top stars in the sporting world will be honored Thursday in Los Angeles as part of the annual ESPY awards, presented by ESPN. The event awards the top performers in football, basketball, baseball, hockey, and others while naming the best team of the year.

Date: Thursday, July 11
Time: 8:00 p.m.
TV: ABC
Streaming: ESPN app
Hosted by: Serena Williams
Location: Dolby Theater in Los Angeles

Presenters include Quinta Brunson, Nikki Glaser, Rob Lowe, Paige Bueckers, Draymond Green, Lindsey Vonn, Flau'jae Johnson, GloRilla, Allyson Felix, Damar Hamlin, Candace Parker, Brian Tyree Henry, Ryan Blaney and more.