'How I am not going to cry?' - Serena Williams opens up on emotions ahead of US Open farewell

Serena Williams says she had «tears streaming down» her face as she wrote her farewell letter to fans, and expects to feel similar emotions during the upcoming US Open — her probable final career tournament. Williams revealed her decision to «evolve away» from tennis on August 9, citing a wish to grow her family and concentrate on her burgeoning business career. Ad As such, an appearance in New York will bring the curtain down on her illustrious career that has yielded 23 Grand Slam singles titles, and 50 more besides.

US OpenMcEnroe hails retiring 'icon' Williams as 'the greatest player who ever lived'YESTERDAY AT 19:25 However, as she admitted while talking on the Archetypes podcast to Meghan Markle, the decision was one she agonised over. Williams said: «It wasn't very easy. I was in Switzerland, I was just sitting in the hotel at the desk just typing and deleting and typing and thinking and then crying and tears streaming down my face as I'm writing these words and going back on these memories.

It was really hard. »I've struggled with it for a while. I was just saying to someone, 'I'm going to be crying and everything and so don't think I'm sad'.

It's not sad tears. 'Two against one isn't fair' — Kerber to take break from tennis after announcing pregnancy 'Give him a break' — Schett talks up Alcaraz's US Open chances despite patchy form «It's weird because I've been doing this since I can't remember and I'm 40 years old now. So my whole entire being and my whole entire life has been for one purpose.

»So to not do that anymore, it's exciting, right? I'm really looking forward to it. Honestly, I can't wait to wake up one day and literally never have to worry about performing on such a high level and competing. I've