Jamie Squire/Getty Pictures
One of many best athletes in tennis historical past made her return to the US Open on Saturday.
Serena Williams, whose final match got here on the US Open in 2022, was in attendance at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York, to soak up the occasion as a spectator moderately than a competitor.
Roland-Garros @rolandgarros
A well-known face on the Arthur Ashe 👑#USOpen @serenawilliams pic.twitter.com/BG00FQKnEk
US Open Tennis @usopen
Serena Williams out right here vibing in Ashe! 💃 pic.twitter.com/QDT0r0AKlF
The final time Williams was on the US Open, it was the ultimate event of her profession and she or he made it to the third spherical the place she misplaced to Ajla Tomljanović. On the time, she did not say she was retiring however that she was “evolving” away from taking part in the game professionally, per the Related Press (h/t ESPN).
Whereas she did not win in her final US Open, she dominated the occasion previously, successful six occasions all through her profession. She additionally received the US Open three consecutive years in 2012, 2013 and 2014, which was her final US Open win.
Since taking part in her final match in 2022, Williams has had a profitable profession off the court docket. Alongside together with her philanthropy work, she’s had enterprise endeavors that embrace being an proprietor of Angel Metropolis FC of the Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League. She introduced two books in 2023 and hosted the ESPYs over the summer time.
On Saturday, she obtained to take pleasure in being a fan of the game she dominated for twenty years.
