Is Serena Williams retired from being retired? The GOAT tennis participant announced her retirement from the game in August 2022, citing a need to broaden her household (which she did, welcoming daughter Adira in August 2023). However her latest assertion has us questioning if she’s about to return to the court docket…or perhaps announce a brand new product? We all know how these stunts work, however we won’t assist ourselves!
“I’m ready to hit some balls again” the mother of two posted on Could 21, 2024. The language is simply obscure sufficient that she may imply loads of issues, together with punching nutsacks (sorry, we’re all considering it! If this can be a prank by Venus…), but when this implies what we expect it means…in the words of Gossip Lady, “welcome back, Queen Serena.”
Serena Williams introduced her retirement in an as-told-to essay for Vogue, and made it clear that she was nonetheless grappling with the choice. “Believe me, I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family. I don’t think it’s fair. If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family…Don’t get me wrong: I love being a woman, and I loved every second of being pregnant with Olympia…But I’m turning 41 this month, and something’s got to give,” she stated on the time.
“I know that a lot of people are excited about and look forward to retiring, and I really wish I felt that way…There is no happiness in this topic for me. I know it’s not the usual thing to say, but I feel a great deal of pain. It’s the hardest thing that I could ever imagine. I hate it. I hate that I have to be at this crossroads. I keep saying to myself, I wish it could be easy for me, but it’s not. I’m torn: I don’t want it to be over, but at the same time I’m ready for what’s next,” she continued, including, “This sport has given me a lot. I like to win. I really like the battle. I like to entertain. I’m unsure each participant sees it that means, however I really like the efficiency side of it—to have the ability to entertain folks week after week.”
If Serena Williams is finished being retired, then, lady, come on again!