NEW YORK : Serena Williams' peers got her farewell party started at the U.S. Open media day on Friday, hailing the tennis icon ahead of what is expected to be her final Grand Slam. The 40-year-old American announced she would retire after the year's final major having collected 23 Grand Slam titles and tr
NEW YORK : Serena Williams' peers got her farewell party started at the U.S. Open media day on Friday, hailing the tennis icon ahead of what is expected to be her final Grand Slam.
Williams begins her U.S Open bid on Monday against Montenegro's Danka Kovinic facing a tricky path, with second seed Anett Kontaveit possibly awaiting the winner. Williams won the 2017 Australian Open before confirming she was pregnant with daughter Olympia. She later wrote in a CNN column that she nearly died giving birth, suffering complications that left her bedridden for weeks and which led to multiple surgeries.
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