Serena Williams Hangs Racket After US Open 2022: I Don't Like Retirement, It's A Transition

JAKARTA - Former world number one, Serena Williams, is nearing the end of her career. He admits that he will hang up his racket after the 2022 US Open tournament.

The tournament will start on August 29 and end on September 11. The announcement about Serena Williams' future was shared through her Instagram account.

Serena Williams admits that she wants to focus on her role as the mother of her daughter Olympia, who was born in September 2017. "I really enjoy playing tennis, but I have to retire. I have to focus on being a mother," she wrote.

In addition to wanting to focus on being a mother, the tennis player with 23 Grand Slam titles also wants to develop other things in her life. This is considered no less important to him.

"I never liked the word retirement. I think this is a transition. Maybe the right word to describe what I'm doing is change," said Serena.

"I'm here to tell you guys that I want to progress beyond tennis into the things that are important to me," he continued.

A few years ago, Serena started a venture capital company called Serena Ventura. After building a business, the younger brother of Venus Williams then started his family.