Serena Williams, 40, might have simply retired from tennis, however she might quickly be making a comeback on the court docket. The star athlete obtained candid with Jimmy Fallon, 47, in the course of the Sept. 13 episode of The Tonight Present simply days after enjoying her closing match within the US Open. When Jimmy requested her if she may be “pulling a Tom Brady” down the road, Serena answered with, “You realize what? Tom Brady began an incredible development. That’s what I wish to say.” Each of them had been referring to the truth that the skilled soccer participant introduced that he was retiring from the NFL again in January, solely to announce his return 40 days later. Serena, too, introduced that she is “evolving” away from tennis in an essay she wrote for Vogue on Aug. 9. However since she spoke to Jimmy, maybe her day without work the court docket will solely be for a second!
Jimmy adopted up by asking the legendary tennis participant if she didn’t wish to “make a giant fanfare” when it got here to her departure from the game. Serena then replied, “I all the time thought on the finish of it I’d simply depart quietly and never say something and make an announcement on social media.” The Olympic-winner added, “That’s how I all the time thought I’d do it.” However as an alternative of creating a social media announcement relating to her retirement, Serena opted for penning her personal essay for the excessive trend journal simply final month.
“I’ve by no means preferred the phrase retirement. It doesn’t really feel like a contemporary phrase to me. I’ve been pondering of this as a transition, however I wish to be delicate about how I exploit that phrase, which implies one thing very particular and vital to a group of individuals,” Serena wrote for Vogue. The decades-long participant added, “Possibly the most effective phrase to explain what I’m as much as is evolution. I’m right here to let you know that I’m evolving away from tennis, towards different issues which might be vital to me.” The mom-of-one performed her closing US Open match on Sept. 2, and was defeated by Ajla Tomljanović, 29, within the third spherical 7-5, 6-7 (4/7), 6-1.
Following the match that can go down in historical past, Serena gave an emotional speech about her legendary sister, Venus Williams, 42. “I wouldn’t be Serena if there wasn’t Venus. She’s the one motive Serena Williams ever existed,” she mentioned by means of tears on Sept. 2. The enduring tennis participant has many spectacular accolades to her identify, together with the truth that she is the one participant to have gained 10-plus Grand Slam titles inside two totally different a long time. She can be a 23-time Grand Slam winner, and four-time Olympic Gold Medal-winner.
Other than tennis, Serena isn’t solely a mom to her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., 5, however she can be a spouse. The 5′ 9″ athlete married her husband, Alexis Ohanian, 39, on November 16, 2017, following the delivery of their lovable daughter.
