Saying goodbye to a GOAT: How does Serena Williams' retirement at US Open impact women's tennis?
When Irina Spirlea overcame a 16-year-old Serena Williams making her US Open debut in 1998 she said afterwards with a smile that it had been a “regular match”. That she said it with a smile was because of the slightly odd scoreline — 6-3 0-6 7-5 — after Williams blitzed the second set in just 22 minutes.


