Serena Williams gave a current interview that appeared to point an opportunity that she’ll return to tennis from her supposed retirement. (Watch the video beneath.)
Some media retailers ran with the information this week, specializing in her “I’m not retired” remark on the TechCrunch Disrupt occasion in San Francisco.
However a extra full have a look at the Oct. 19 trade with TechCrunch deputy editor Jordan Criminal dims the prospect of the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion enjoying high-level matches once more.
Criminal famous Williams’ aversion to the phrase “retired” and the courtroom queen stated, “I’m not retired.”
“What are the probabilities that we get to see you play once more?” Criminal requested.
“The possibilities are very excessive,” Williams replied, and that was interpreted as an indication {that a} comeback was possible.
However the full reply wasn’t so promising.
“The possibilities are very excessive. You come to my home, I acquired a courtroom,” Williams stated, showing to joke.
“I’m undoubtedly cashing in on that,” Criminal famous.
Williams, 41, additionally implied she was content material with out the stress of professional tennis.
“I did go on the courtroom the opposite day and [realized] for the primary time in my life that I’m not enjoying for a contest and that felt very bizarre,” Williams stated, per the San Francisco Customary. “It was like the primary day of the remainder of my life, and to date, I’m having fun with it. However I’m nonetheless looking for that stability.”
Certain, the entire dialog supplied a slight risk that Williams may pull a Tom Brady and postpone evolving away from the sport, as she put it.
However for now it seems probably her celebrated run to the third spherical within the 2022 U.S. Open will stay her swan track.