Is Serena Williams still in the US Open?

Serena Williams, widely regarded as the greatest of all time, played her final professional tennis match on Friday, September 2, 2022, at the US Open, where she lost in the third round to Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1.

Down 5-3 in the first set and 5-2 in the second, Tomljanovic kept the pressure on Williams’ forehand, which was shaky tonight and accounted for many of her 51 unforced errors, to win the first set and force a second-set tie break, before sealing the deal in the third.

However, it was not without difficulty. Williams saved five match points in the third set, trailing 5-1 before her final shot went into the net and the match was over.

As good as the match was, with big momentum swings and both players collecting games in big chunks throughout, the images that will be remembered will be Serena Williams, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, thanking everyone in her post-match interview at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Williams announced in August 2022 that after this year’s US Open, she will “evolve away from tennis” to focus on “other things that are important to me.”