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American great Williams 'evolving away' from tennis
Aug 09, 2022 1 min, 54 secs

Writing for Vogue,external-link the American 23-time Grand Slam singles champion said she is moving towards "other things that are important to me", adding she does not like the word "retirement".

Williams made her singles return at Wimbledon in June after a lengthy injury lay-off that had led to speculation about her retirement.

She says she will play at the US Open, where she has won six of her major singles titles, later in August.

Williams has won more major singles title than any female player in the Open era and the second most of all time, behind Margaret Court's 24.

"I know there's a fan fantasy that I might have tied Margaret that day in London, then maybe beat her record in New York, and then at the trophy ceremony say, "See ya!".

"Alexis, my husband, and I have hardly talked about it; it's like a taboo topic," she wrote.

It's like it's not real until you say it out loud.

"I know that a lot of people are excited about and look forward to retiring, and I really wish I felt that way.

In singles, Williams has won the Wimbledon and Australian Open seven times, along with six US Open trophies and three French Open titles.

She won her last Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open when she was eight weeks' pregnant with daughter Olympia.

"I know it's not the usual thing to say, but I feel a great deal of pain.

Williams also won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles alongside Venus, two mixed doubles Slam titles and four Olympic gold medals in singles and doubles.

As well as her many highs she had several near-misses when it came to adding to her major tally, including emotional exits at the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2021.

"I don't particularly like to think about my legacy.

"I don't know how I'm going to be able to look at this magazine when it comes out, knowing that this is it, the end of a story that started in Compton, California, with a little Black girl who just wanted to play tennis."

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