Serena Williams, thought of by many to be the best ladies’s tennis participant ever, can be the GOAT on Twitter amongst feminine athletes.
Williams was defeated by Ajla Tomlijanovic of Australia throughout their ladies’s singles third-round match Friday on the 2022 U.S. Open. The loss seemingly marks the tip of Williams’ 27-year tennis profession, as she earlier this month mentioned she deliberate to retire after enjoying within the U.S. Open.
“It’s been essentially the most unbelievable experience and journey I’ve ever been on in my life,” an emotional Williams mentioned in an on-court interview after the match, which was broadcast on ESPN. She additionally expressed heartfelt gratitude to her group, her mother and father, her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and her sister Venus: “I wouldn’t be Serena if there wasn’t Venus.”
Following Williams’ exit from the U.S. Open, Twitter Sports activities introduced that the 23-time Grand Slam champion was essentially the most tweeted about feminine athlete ever on the social community. In line with Twitter, 74% of those that tweeted about Serena in August and thru Sept. 2 had not beforehand tweeted about her all yr.
