Serena Williams has prodded a potential re-visitation of tennis at 42 years old &#8211; only nine months in the wake of bringing forth her subsequent youngster.
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The 23-time Huge homerun champ uncovered back in 2022 that she was &#8216;developing away from tennis&#8217; after a surprising period of strength.
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Yet again however on Tuesday the mother of two proposed she was very nearly playing. She composed on X: &#8216;I&#8217;m prepared to hit a few balls once more.&#8217;
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The more youthful Williams sister has amassed 73 vocation singles titles, gathering more than $94million in prize cash.
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She is hitched to Reddit fellow benefactor Alexis Ohanian and the couple have two girls &#8211; Alexis Olympia, six, and Adira Waterway, who turns one in August.
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<figure style="width: 634px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/21/13/85148671-13442673-image-a-10_1716294533210.jpg" width="634" height="444" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Tennis legend Serena Williams has teased a possible return to the court at the age of 42</figcaption></figure>
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<figure style="width: 634px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/21/13/85149709-13442673-The_23_time_Grand_Slam_winner_revealed_back_in_2022_that_she_was-a-17_1716295702095.jpg" width="634" height="422" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The 23-time Grand Slam winner revealed back in 2022 that she was &#8216;evolving away from tennis&#8217;</figcaption></figure>
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<figure style="width: 634px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/21/13/85149839-13442673-image-m-19_1716295813085.jpg" width="634" height="487" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Williams and Alexis Ohanian have two daughters &#8211; Alexis Olympia (R) and Adira River (C)</figcaption></figure>
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Serena WilliamsFour matches in one week.A three hour final match.A 40-year-old mom.A 29-year-old opponent.Still the GOAT. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/5DJ6oXVy7a
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) September 3, 2022
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Williams last played a competitive match the 2022 US Open, when she was beaten by Ajla Tomljanovic.
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But her cryptic social media message prompted many fans to plead with the 42-year-old to return.
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&#8216;Please come back. You have another Grand Slam or two you can win! We need you back,&#8217; one wrote.
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&#8216;Tennis has become boring since you left,&#8217; said another supporter.
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A few months before the 2022 US Open, Williams had revealed that she would soon be moving in a &#8216;different direction&#8217; as tennis took a backseat.
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&#8216;I have never liked the word retirement,&#8217; Williams wrote. &#8216;It doesn&#8217;t feel like a modern word to me.
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&#8216;I&#8217;ve been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. Maybe the best word to describe what I&#8217;m up to is evolution.&#8217;
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She added: &#8216;There comes a time in life when we have to decide to move in a different direction.
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&#8216;That time is always hard when you love something so much. My goodness do I enjoy tennis. But now, the countdown has begun.
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<figure style="width: 634px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/21/13/85149711-13442673-Williams_now_42_won_the_first_of_her_23_Grand_Slam_titles_back_a-m-23_1716295979128.jpg" width="634" height="453" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Williams, now 42, won the first of her 23 Grand Slam titles back at the 1999 US Open</figcaption></figure>
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<figure style="width: 634px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/21/13/85149715-13442673-On_Tuesday_the_mother_of_two_suggested_she_was_on_the_verge_of_p-a-21_1716295968569.jpg" width="634" height="422" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">On Tuesday, the mother of two suggested she was on the verge of playing once more</figcaption></figure>
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&#8216;I have to focus on being a mom, my spiritual goals and finally discovering a different, but just exciting Serena. I&#8217;m gonna relish these next few weeks.&#8217;
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But barely a month after the US Open, Williams had begun to hint that her career might not be over after all.
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&#8216;The chances (of me returning) are very high,&#8217; Williams said. &#8216;You can come to my house and (see). I have a court.&#8217;
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Her comments came as part of a promotion for her investment company, Serena Ventures.
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&#8216;I started this company a while ago, so I just jumped right into that, she said. &#8216;I didn&#8217;t even think about the whole retirement.
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&#8216;I still haven&#8217;t really thought about it. But I did go on the court the other day and (realized) for the first time in my life that I&#8217;m not playing for a competition and that felt very weird.
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<figure style="width: 634px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/21/13/85149707-13442673-The_42_year_old_also_won_14_major_doubles_titles_alongside_her_e-a-20_1716295963966.jpg" width="634" height="422" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The 42-year-old also won 14 major doubles titles alongside her elder sister Venus</figcaption></figure>
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<figure style="width: 634px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/21/13/85149841-13442673-image-a-16_1716295687342.jpg" width="634" height="793" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">&#8216;I’m ready to hit some balls again,&#8217; the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion wrote on X</figcaption></figure>
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&#8216;It was like the first day of the rest of my life, and so far, I am enjoying it. But I&#8217;m still trying to find that balance.&#8217;
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Williams won the first of her 23 Grand Slam titles back at the 1999 US Open. She went on to win six times in New York and was also a multiple winner at the Australian Open (seven times), Roland Garros (three times) and Wimbledon (seven times).
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The last of her major wins came in 2017, leaving Williams one shy of Margaret Court&#8217;s record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. The 42-year-old also won 14 major doubles titles alongside her sister Venus.
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Serena enjoyed countless memorable battles with rivals over the years, with Maria Sharapova among those to challenge her dominance.
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When asked recently whether any &#8216;beef&#8217; remains with the Russian, she said: &#8216;Not anymore. I mean, was there ever beef? I guess. It was just competitive.
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&#8216;She was winning. I was winning, you know, we both wanted to win, and I don&#8217;t think it was personal. It was just, &#8220;Do you want to win?&#8221;&#8216;
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