: US Open 2022: Spotlight on Serena Williams; Iga Swiatek looks to regain momentum #IndiaNEWS After a glittering 27-year professional career in which she became one of the greatest players of all time,

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US Open 2022: Spotlight on Serena Williams; Iga Swiatek looks to regain momentum #IndiaNEWS
After a glittering 27-year professional career in which she became one of the greatest players of all time, Serena Williams is preparing to bid farewell to tennis at the major where it all began.The 40-year-old sporting icon ended the guessing game surrounding her future earlier this month by revealing that the “countdown� to her retirement had started, with her final Grand Slam appearance expected at the US Open in New York starting on Monday.“There comes a time in life when we have to decide to move in a different direction,� Williams wrote. “That time is always hard when you love something so much.�The announcement sets the stage for what will be an emotional farewell for Williams, who faces unheralded world number 80 Danka Kovinic in Monday’s first round at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.Williams won the first of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles as a 17-year-old at the 1999 US Open, beating Martina Hingis in the final.Her win in the 1999 singles final would light the touchpaper for the most dominant career of any female player in the Open era, her 23 Grand Slam titles second only to Margaret Court’s 24.While a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title is likely to remain beyond her next week, Williams...Read more

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