'I never liked the word retirement.' Serena Williams is gearing up to say goodbye to professional tennis after serving up inspiration to the sports world for more than two decades. 🎾♥️
Serena Williams is gearing up to say goodbye to professional tennis after serving up inspiration to the sports world for more than two decades.
The former No. 1 ranked women's tennis player and four-time Olympic gold medalist said there is "no happiness in this topic for me" as she wants to focus on family and her business investment empire. Williams explained that she doesn't feel she can do that while also playing tennis. Williams' tech investment firm, Serena Ventures, has helped invest early in businesses including MasterClass, Tonal and Noom. The firm launched earlier this year with an inaugural $111 million early-stage venture capital fund and 78% of their companies' portfolios have been founded by women and people of color.
The 40-year-old tennis superstar turned pro at just 14 in 1995 and notched her first career Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 1998.