Tennis ace Serena Williams has accomplished just about everything there is to be accomplished on the tennis circuit but has no plans on retiring just yet. The American tennis pro has been out of the game for a long period of time due to the birth of her first child Alexis Olympia in September 2014.
Serena has won 23 grand slam titles and accumulated more than $84 million in career prize money till date. She could have retired and gone down as one of the greatest players to have graced the courts. However she was determined to come back after her pregnancy and prove that she could once again dominate women’s tennis as a mother.
Williams was initially expected to play the Australian Open at the start of the year but pulled out as she was yet to recover from her C-section. She lost her ranking as she was out of competition for over 12 months and was not seeded at the recent Miami Open when she took on Naomi Osaka in the first round.
She was the favourite going into the match but struggled to find form and in the end went down 6-3,6-2 to the 20 year old Osaka who considers Serena Williams her idol. This was Serena’s fourth match since her return to the professional circuit and it clearly shows that Williams has a long way to go before she can start playing her best tennis.
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The first round defeat to an unknown opponent is not going to deter Serena from her quest to get back to the top and start winning grand slams. However, Williams will most likely skip playing the three remaining grand slams in 2018 and not put herself under any extra pressure.
She knows it going to take a lot of work for her to get back to peak fitness and prove that she can once again be a force in women’s tennis as she now has to juggle responsibilities of being a young mother and a professional athlete who is eager to get back to the top of her game. Williams posted a positive message on Instagram after her loss which said..
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