'You're blessed to have CHOICE': Serena Williams' 'if I were a guy' retirement remark splits Internet

'You're blessed to have CHOICE': Serena Williams' 'if I were a guy' retirement remark splits Internet
'Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution,' says Serena Williams while announcing her retirement from Tennis (Photo: @Voguemagazine, @Serena Williams/Instagram)

MIAMI, FLORIDA: Sarena Williams, the most fascinating tennis player who revolutionized women's tennis and a 23-time grand slam singles champion, declared on Tuesday, August 9 that she is retiring from professional tennis, stating she will "evolve away from tennis," after the upcoming US Open.

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The 40-year-old Williams described her decision to end her playing career as an "evolution" away from tennis in a column she wrote for Vogue. She wrote, "I have never liked the word retirement." She continued, "Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me."