Serena Williams will go down in history as one of tennis' greatest players, winning 23 Grand Slam titles, just one short of women's record holder Margaret Court.
American great Serena Williams said on Tuesday, August 9, she was “evolving away from tennis” and planned to retire from the sport she dominated with 23 Grand Slam titles following the US Open tournament, which begins later this month.
“A few years ago I quietly started Serena Ventures, a venture capital firm. Soon after that, I started a family. I want to grow that family.” “There are people who say I’m not the GOAT because I didn’t pass Court’s record, which she achieved before the ‘Open era’ that began in 1968,” said former world No. 1 Williams, who sought the advice of her friend Tiger Woods before picking up a racket again this spring.
Williams has had eight separate spells at the top of the WTA rankings, totalling 319 weeks as world No. 1. Williams also owns 14 women’s Grand Slam doubles titles with older sister Venus and has won four Olympic gold medals – singles and doubles .