‘I always had a plan’ Serena Williams ‘ready’ for retirement

Former World No. 1 and 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams He continues to recover from the injury he received in the first round match. 2021 Wimbledon Championship. Serena made several attempts to return to the Tour throughout the season, but was not fit for the game and had to miss the entire season.

While many had hoped that the American superstar would return to the Tour in 2022, their hopes were dashed when Williams announced that he would not start his season in Australia and would be out of the tournament. 2022 Australian Open additionally. After a long hiatus, Serena’s ranking has dropped to World #247 and will continue to slide down until she returns to the Tour.

With a skepticism as to whether this is the end of the road for the American, in a recent interview with ET, the 40-year-old talked about his retirement plans as his comeback has been delayed once again. Serena is already well into business, launching S by Serena, a direct-to-consumer clothing brand, in 2018 and signing a first look TV deal with Amazon Studios last year that includes a documentary about herself.

“I prepared for that day, I prepared for that day for over ten years. I mean, I’ve always – if you’ve seen King Richard, you know my father always said you had to be prepared, and I was prepared for that. You know, at the end of the day, I think it’s really important to always have a plan, and so did I. I always had a plan.

“It’s an act of balance and some days are harder than others. It was definitely harder because I’m still a mom and still a wife and still, you know, I want to be able to pass the time and I like to be good at things. I want to be the best mom, you know, and I have a great team around me. There are days of suffocating but I just, okay, I just need to love and figure it out and work it out” Serena, who has close to 20 corporate partners and investments in 66 startups, said:

Serena Williams plans to expand her family

Serena married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian In November 2017, the couple had a daughter. Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. He was born in September 2017. He also talked about his plans to have more children with Serena, who is nearing the end of her career.

“I definitely want to have more kids, just like balance is key, you know, and I’m just trying to find that balance,” she shares. “I don’t know, any time, okay, are we ready? And I know the clock is ticking, so I’m fine, I have to find out when that will happen, but hopefully I won’t feel pressured soon.” added Serena during an interview with MEAT.

The tennis community, who missed 2 months of action in the 2022 season, hopes that the American will return as soon as possible and once again be hosted by one of the best players of all time.

“Roger Federer still plays at the highest level” The veteran Japanese player admires Switzerland’s “motivation and physical strength”.