Serena Williams at the Us Open.
Serena Williams at the Us Open.
He defeated Danka Kovinic on Monday in the first round.
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As a tennis icon Serena Williams He is playing his last US Open tournament, while also getting ready for the next stage of his career off the court.
Williams, 40, says she will focus on her family and her venture capital firm after tennis. She hopes to one day manage a billion dollar fund. “It’s what I really like to do,” Williams said in an interview with Bloomberg just before she announced her retirement this month.
triumphant debut
Dressed as a gala, the tennis player faced in the first round against Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, which was packed to see the legendary tennis player in what will be her last US Open. It was a 6-3, 6-3 victory, amidst applause.
Regardless of how far she progresses in this year’s tournament, she will leave her sport as one of the greatest athletes of all time after winning 23 Grand Slam tournaments in a 27-year career that began when she was just a teenager.
👏👏 HISTORICAL DAY! The entire Arthur Ashe Stadium, with more than 23,000 souls, applauded her. Her daughter took pictures of her. Serena Williams, owner of 23 Grand Slams, at almost 41 years old, went out to play against Kovinic avoiding her final goodbye.
Legend!!📹 @usopenpic.twitter.com/HxPcMSEJ0p– Gustavo GoitĂa (@goitiatenis) August 29, 2022
Her future
Her success has also followed her off the court. Earlier this year, Serena Ventures, his early-stage venture capital firm, raised $111 million from banks and individual investors.
Williams has served as an angel investor for the past decade, pouring money into dozens of companies, including Impossible Foods, Daily Harvest and MasterClass.
“I like to be good at what I do and I really enjoy being on top of what I’m doing,” Williams said. “Obviously I’m going to have to work a lot to get there, but I have a lot of drive. I’m motivated to continue to work hard and do whatever it takes to be at the highest level.”
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