The career of one of the world's greatest sporting stars is coming to a close tonight. SerenaWilliams has bid the tennis world an emotional centre court farewell. 7NEWS
The American will walk away one major title short of Margaret Court’s all-time record 24 grand slam singles crowns.
All up, she won six US Open titles, Wimbledon and the Australian Open seven times each and the French Open on three occasions.Credit:Alas, her last slam came while three months pregnant with daughter Olympia at the 2017 Australian Open when Williams beat older sister Venus in the final. The Australian No.1 was unable to explain how he was blown off the court in the first two sets of a 6-1 6-1 3-6 7-6 loss to in-form Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta.Alex de Minaur is out of the US Open, going down in four sets to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta. “At times, I found it very hard to make the court at all.De Minaur indeed threatened a famous fightback after winning the third set and taking the fourth to a tiebreaker.
The stoppage and gear change initially appeared to do the trick, with Carreno Busta holding serve to love immediately upon the resumption.
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