Serena Williams, Style Icon, Retiring From Tenni

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In a cover story for Vogue, the superstar athlete and style icon said she was “evolving away” from tennis 

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she hinted on Instagram that the upcoming US Open could be her last tournament. “The countdown has begun 

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Williams’ trajectory from child of a rough Los Angeles neighbourhood to champion tennis player with 23 grand slam wins was as improbable as it was impactful 

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While she wasn’t explicit about when she would stop playing the sport 

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shaking up the then predominantly white country club sport 

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She wasn’t always welcome, famously boycotting the Indian Wells tournament for 14 years after her family was the target of racial slurs from the crowd 

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Her on-court fashion statements, from catsuits to denim skirts 

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But she paved the way for emerging stars like Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff. 

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