成人快手

Serena Williams has suggested she's preparing to retire from tennis, saying she will be "evolving away" from the sport after the US Open.

Writing for Vogue, the American 23-time Grand Slam singles champion said she is moving towards "other things that are important to me", adding she does not like the word "retirement".

In an accompanying Instagram post, she wrote that "the countdown has begun".

"I'm gonna relish these next few weeks," the 40-year-old said.

Williams made her singles return at Wimbledon in June after a lengthy injury lay-off that had created speculation about her retirement.

She says she will play at the US Open where she has won six of her major singles titles, later in August.

Williams has won more major singles titles than any female player in the Open era and the second most of all time, behind Margaret Court's 24.

Newshour's Paul Henley has been speaking to two former tennis pros about Williams's illustrious career. Christine Truman Janes, the UK tennis player who won a Grand Slam singles title at the French championships in 1959 and was a finalist at both Wimbledon and the US championships, and Sabine Appelmans, a former pro tennis player from Belgium who played Serena on several occasions during her career. She begins by describing what it was like facing Serena on the other side of the court?

Photo shows: Serena Williams of the US reacts during her first round match against France's Harmony Tan at Wimbledon 2022. Credit Reuters)

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