Serena Crashes Out Of US Open, Loses To Tomljanovic In Three Sets
Serena Williams has been ousted from the US Open after losing to Ajla Tomljanovic. in the Third Round in three sets.
The 40-year-old recently announced her retirement plans, claiming she is “growing away from tennis” and looking to “grow her family”.
According to reports by completesports.com, Williams went into the third round after defeating second seed Anett Kontaveit, but she was knocked out Friday night by 46th-ranked Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1.
The loss stripped Williams of a record 24th Grand slam singles title.
Williams, who played her first professional tennis match in 1995 at the age of 14, walked calmly to the net after the game, waving to all sides of the stadium while Tina Turner’s hit Simply The Best was played over the loudspeakers.
‘There Won’t Be Me Without Venus’ –Serena
By CompleteSports.com
Serana Williams has credited her sister, Venus Williams for her rise in Tennis.
Williams, who turns 41 this month, was knocked out in the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., on Friday night in a hard-fought match with Ajla Tomljanovic, 29, from Australia.
The 40-year-old legend of the sport was in tears at the end of but insisted they were ‘happy’.
In a last game that went on for nearly fifteen minutes she saved five match points, reeling off a series of forehand winners.
