'I've been pretty vague about it. I'm going to stay vague because you never know.' Tennis living legend Serena Williams leaves the door open in her career after a US Open first round win.
Serena Williams signaled she is not quite ready for retirement after advancing to the second round of the US Open on Monday, August 29 with a scrappy 6-3, 6-3 win over Danka Kovinic.
Williams indicated her intention to retire in a Vogue article in early August, saying she was “evolving away from tennis” but never confirming the US Open as her final event. “It’s extremely difficult still because I absolutely love being out there,” said Williams. “The more tournaments I play, I feel like the more I can belong out there.Pressed if the US Open was definitely her last event Williams again stepped back from the brink.
There is always excitement on opening night at Flushing Meadows but on Monday the teeming stadium crackled with a special energy from the moment Williams appeared on court decked out in a shimmering black robe and specially designed diamond encrusted shoes. Certainly there was no more fitting place to bring the curtain down on one of tennis’s most phenomenal careers than in a city that has been in her corner from the very beginning, fuelling runs to six US Open crowns.
While Kovinic has been enjoying the best Grand Slam season of her career reaching the third round of both the Australian and French Open, she had not won a single match since Roland Garros.
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