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Serena Williams kicked off her closing U.S. Open run on Aug. 29 along with her husband, Alexis Ohanian, and daughter, Olympia Ohanian, who turns 5 on Sept. 1, cheering her on from the gang. Serena took the courtroom in a black tennis outfit, which sparkled with the starry design emblazoned throughout the material. Beneath, she wore a sheer, black long-sleeved shirt. In the meantime, Olympia was sporting a mini model of the identical ensemble! She accomplished her look along with her hair in braids for the match.
Earlier this month, Serena introduced that she could be leaving tennis after the U.S. Open in an effort to increase her household with Alexis. She made it clear that she doesn’t just like the phrase “retirement,” and referred to the transition as “evolving” as an alternative. Nevertheless, the potential for this event to be the final time that Serena performs professionally has made headlines within the weeks main as much as the primary match.
On night time one of many U.S. Open, Serena defeated Danka Kovinic in two units, successful every 6-3. This moved her onto the second spherical on Aug. 31, the place she’ll should tackle the quantity two seed, Annett Kontaveit. The time of their match in Queens has but to be confirmed.
No matter how Serena’s journey involves an finish on this event, it’s secure to say it’s going to be an emotional goodbye when she steps off that courtroom for the final time. On Aug. 10, Serena misplaced one other one among her closing matches on the Canadian Open, and he or she acquired visibly emotional. The 40-year-old is admittedly “horrible at goodbyes,” by made certain to deal with the gang earlier than strolling off the courtroom. “It’s simply been so memorable,” she mentioned, by tears. “I like enjoying right here, I’ve at all times cherished enjoying right here. I want I may’ve performed higher, however Belinda performed so properly immediately. That is what it’s. I used to be actually joyful to be out right here immediately and play in entrance of you guys.”
