Serena Williams to take centre stage as the US Open gets under way with the 23-time Grand Slam winner preparing to bid an emotional farewell to tennis
The 40-year-old sporting and cultural icon won the first of her Grand Slam titles at the same venue in 1999, lifting the trophy as a fresh-faced 17-year-old.
Serena Williams will take centre stage as the US Open gets under way with the 23-time Grand Slam winner preparing to bid an emotional farewell to tennis. After announcing earlier this month that the countdown to her retirement had begun, Williams will step on court on Monday at Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows for what could be her final appearance in a Grand Slam singles event.
The 40-year-old sporting and cultural icon won the first of her Grand Slam titles at the same venue in 1999, lifting the trophy as a fresh-faced 17-year-old. In Monday's sold-out night session, Williams will face Montenegro's Danka Kovinic, the world number 80.In her last outing at the Cincinnati Masters earlier this month, Williams was thumped 6-4, 6-0 by Britain's Emma Raducanu – who herself was knocked out of the Australian Open by Kovinic in January.
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