40-year-old pro-athlete, Serena Williams announced her retirement from tennis in an essay for the September issue of Vogue. She confirmed that she plans on the U.S Open to be her last tournament. She made this decision to expand her family and give their four-year-old daughter, Olympia Ohanian, a sibling. Serena said she “never liked the word retirement” she stated that she will be “moving on” from tennis this fall. Throughout Serena’s career she’s won 23 Grand Slam titles and has been ranked single world No. 1 by the Women’s Tennis Association for 319 weeks. Despite wanting to beat Margaret Courts’ Grand Slam Title record of 24, she looks back on her career proudly.
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