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spooky3

(34,460 posts) Tue Aug 9, 2022, 09:42 AM Aug 2022

Breaking on MSNBC: Serena Williams is retiring from tennis

“A true champion” and pioneer for women

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Breaking on MSNBC: Serena Williams is retiring from tennis (Original Post) spooky3 Aug 2022 OP

GOAT end of story Botany Aug 2022 #1

Like watching Jordan retire Sympthsical Aug 2022 #2

article she wrote accompanying announcement bigtree Aug 2022 #3

I watched her match yesterday. Goodheart Aug 2022 #4

Botany

(70,521 posts)

1. GOAT end of story

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Tue Aug 9, 2022, 09:49 AM

Aug 2022

n/t

Sympthsical

(9,076 posts)

2. Like watching Jordan retire

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Tue Aug 9, 2022, 09:51 AM

Aug 2022

Someone who just dominated and became synonymous with her sport and the face you thought of whenever tennis comes to mind.

It feels like she's been in tennis my entire life. Really the end of something. Good for her, though. She deserves whatever's next.

bigtree

(85,998 posts)

3. article she wrote accompanying announcement

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Tue Aug 9, 2022, 09:51 AM

Aug 2022

Serena Williams Says Farewell to Tennis On Her Own Terms—And In Her Own Words
https://www.vogue.com/article/serena-williams-retirement-in-her-own-words

Goodheart

(5,334 posts)

4. I watched her match yesterday.

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Tue Aug 9, 2022, 09:53 AM

Aug 2022

She can still hit those powerful and accurate groundstrokes, but she's out of shape and can't move quickly enough to hit shots that in her prime she could have easily reached. Having followed her greatness it was a bit painful to watch.

Love her.

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