Serena Williams‘ professional tennis career has been going strong for over 25 years and even though we know that the end must be near since she’s 39 years old now, we still feel like her retirement is in the distant future. One thing we know now, the 23-time Grand Slam champion will not prepare us for the day she leaves the sport, we won’t have a prior notice.
Feeling sad and frustrated for missing another shot at record-tying 24th major title, Williams broke down in tears and abruptly left the press conference that followed her semifinal defeat to Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open.