NEW YORK -- Serena Williams gave an emotional speech after what could be her final tennis match on Friday night, an over-three-hour 7-5,6-7 (4), 6-1 loss to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the US Open.
"Thank you daddy, I know you're watching. Thanks mom," Williams said before starting to cry during her post-match on-court interview with ESPN's Mary Joe Fernandez. "Everyone that's here, that's been on my side, for decades, literally decades...
"These are happy tears, I guess. I don't know. And I wouldn't be Serena if there wasn't Venus, so thank you Venus.