Playing her first singles match for a year after injury, Serena Williams’ opening-round Wimbledon loss to Harmony Tan was not really her most startling loss, however there were a lot of signs it very well may be the most ominous yet.
Obviously no one goes on forever, not even Williams who has played out various close to wonders all through a vocation traversing thirty years.
Although, it made for awkward viewing the corroded seven-times champion a blurred shadow of the player who has won 23 Grand Slam singles crowns.
Serena Williams waved dulled instruments and drooped to a three-set rout prior to pondering her future.
“That’s a question I can’t answer. Like, I don’t know. I feel like, you know, I don’t know. Who knows? Who knows where I’ll pop up,” Serena Williams.
“Today I gave all I could do. Maybe tomorrow I could have gave more. Maybe a week ago I could have gave more. But today was what I could do. At some point you have to be able to be okay with that.
“And that’s all I can do. I can’t change time or anything, so…”
It is tough for Williams to leave the game she has loved. What’s more, amid missing the mark on her comeback of singles she appears to be propelled to continue onward, keeping the entryway open for a profound the U.S. Open in August.
“It definitely makes me want to hit the practice courts because, you know, when you’re playing not bad and you’re so close,” she said, seeking something positive from a bad day.
“Like I said, any other opponent probably would have suited my game better. So, yeah, I feel like that it’s actually kind of like, Okay, Serena, you can do this if you want.
“Yeah, I mean, when you’re at home, especially in New York, and the U.S. Open, that being the first place I’ve won a Grand Slam, is something that’s always super special. Your first time is always special. There’s definitely, you know, lots of motivation to get better and to play at home.”
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