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The Latest Breaking News from Tennis

Michelle Kaufman: Serena Williams plans to retire soon to focus on family, so enjoy her while you can

We knew this day was coming.

Miami Herald

Lewis Hamilton leads glowing Serena Williams tributes as stars hail retiring tennis icon

Celebrities and sports stars have sent their well wishes and messages of encouragement to Serena Williams after she announced her plans to step away from tennis

Daily Mirror

Helene Elliott: Serena Williams makes a conscious choice to give up tennis and focus on her family

LOS ANGELES — Serena Williams never did conform to anyone's expectations. She's not about to change that now, as she inches toward the end of a career that made her one of the greatest and most influential athletes of her time — or any other.

Los Angeles Times

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Serena Williams says she plans to retire from tennis

Serena Williams doesn't like the word "retirement."

Los Angeles Times

The Welsh parks named among some of the UK's favourites

Wales has so many gorgeous green open spaces

Wales Online

They couldn’t touch her: how Serena Williams became a rare legend

Prejudice and hostility followed her throughout a career of scarcely believable achievement, one that told us much about America

The Guardian - US

AP PHOTOS: Serena Williams, the athlete and cultural icon

After winning 23 Grand Slam titles, Serena Williams says she is turning her focus to having another child and her business interests as she readies to step away from tennis

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Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players to pick up a racket, is leaving the sport

Tennis just got a lot more boring.

Mic

Serena Williams set the marker that matters – no asterisks needed

Her record of 23 grand slam singles titles in the Open era stands alone but Williams’s tennis legacy goes far beyond statistics

The Guardian - UK

Shared history: On the Commonwealth Games

India did well at the Commonwealth Games that is increasingly losing its allure

The Hindu

Serena Williams reveals Tiger Woods offered advice as she announces emotional retirement

Tennis legend Serena Williams was offered retirement advice by a golfing great as the American struggled to come to terms with the thought of retiring from the sport

Daily Mirror

Serena Williams is more than a tennis great: she showed black women we could be ourselves

We watched as she was targeted for her hair, outfits and physique. Even as she nears retirement, her resilience is an example to us all, says writer and broadcaster Natasha Henry

The Guardian - UK

What's Next for Serena Williams?

As Serena Williams prepares to step off the court after this year’s US Open tournament, tennis’ dominant player plans to devote more time to her other passion -- startup investing. The 40-year-old winner of 23 Grand Slam titles has backed early stage companies for nearly a decade. She was an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jet, set, learn! Your skill-up holiday guide

Getting away from it all doesn’t mean you have to slip into a zombie-like state. Juliana Piskorz picks the best trips for self-improvement

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Agreement to keep Lollapalooza in Chicago calls for tighter rules on competing Grant Park music fests and raises the number of fans allowed

CHICAGO — The deal to keep Lollapalooza in Chicago for at least the next decade includes a complete revamp of how festival producers will pay the Park District, tighter restrictions that keep competing music festivals out of Grant Park and no provisions for investment in the grounds except a $100,000…

USA Today Sports Media Group

16 times Serena Williams’ had incredible style off the tennis court

Reminder: Serena Williams is also a fashion icon.

Daily Mirror

Serena Williams graces Vogue cover as she quits tennis to focus on being a mum

Tennis star Serena Williams looked angelic as she graced the front cover of fashion magazine Vogue and announced her retirement from sport after almost 30 years

Al Jazeera

‘Evolving away from tennis’: Serena Williams hints at retirement

The US superstar is one of the most decorated tennis players in history, with 23 singles Grand Slam titles.

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Tribune News Service

Serena Williams says she is retiring from tennis in Vogue essay, likely after US Open

NEW YORK — Serena Williams is set to call it a career, at least when it comes to tennis.

The Independent UK

Kim Kardashian, Alexis Ohanian praise Serena Williams as she announces retirement from tennis

‘I truly can’t imagine tennis without Serena Williams,’ wrote one fan

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Serena Williams Is Retiring—But Not Immediately

She says she wants to grow her family.

Bangkok Post

Serena Williams says 'countdown' to tennis retirement has begun

PARIS: United States tennis great Serena Williams announced on Tuesday that "the countdown has begun" to her retirement from the sport.

The Independent UK

Serena Williams says she ‘wants to grow her family’ as she announces retirement

‘It’s the hardest thing that I could ever imagine’

The Independent UK

Serena Williams’ remarkable career begins countdown towards a New York finale

The 23-time grand slam champion has announced she will shortly hang up her racket

USA Today Sports Media Group

11 awe-inspiring Serena Williams stats and records from her storied tennis career

What a career for Serena Williams.

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