Serena Williams Says Farewell to Tennis On Her Own Terms

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“I have never liked the word retirement,” says Williams, seen here with her daughter, Olympia. “It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me.” Balenciaga gown. Bulgari High Jewelry earring.Photographed by Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Vogue, September 2022.

In Vogue’s September issue,  Serena Williams prepares to say farewell to tennis on her own terms and in her own words. “It’s the hardest thing that I could ever imagine,” she says. “I don’t want it to be over, but at the same time I’m ready for what’s next”

“I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me,” she says.