In Vogue’s September issue, @serenawilliams prepares to say farewell to tennis on her own terms and in her own words. “It’s the hardest thing that I could ever imagine,” she says. “I don’t want it to be over, but at the same time I’m ready for what’s next” https://t.co/6Zr0UXVTH1 pic.twitter.com/YtGtcc18a9
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) August 9, 2022
Serena Williams revealed she was shifting away from tennis but would be playing the 2022 U.S. Open at around 9am ET yesterday, and after her first-person essay in Vogue went live, the U.S. Open sold 13,000 tickets in the next six hours. The Open’s opening night is nearly sold out, with only a handful of the lowest priced $35 tickets remaining, according to a USTA source. More than 4,500 opening night tickets were sold in the six-hour period Tuesday, while nearly 4,000 tickets for the second night went as well.
Columnists and other media figures continue to offer their reflections on Williams' career and upcoming retirement:
- N.Y. POST: "Williams’ retirement is a crushing loss for tennis"
- WALL STREET JOURNAL: "Serena Williams Will Be Forever"
