Serena Williams (serenawilliams) lost her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis
she is ready to leave professional tennisNo one knows exactly how many more matches Williams will play before walking away, and the 23-time Grand Slam champion exited the National Bank Open on Wednesday night with a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Belinda Bencic.“I wish I could have played better,” she told the fans. “Belinda played so well today.”
She did not state precisely what her last event will be, but did make it sound as if her final farewell could come at the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 29 in New York.“I'm terrible at goodbyes,” she said, her hand on her chest, “but goodbye, Toronto!” But because of a leg injury that sidelined her for the last half of 2021 and first half of 2022, she was playing for only the third time in the past 12 months, and it showed.
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