Serena Williams will get well-earned relaxation following US Open exit

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams has reached her break level — she caught up on her relaxation following her final match on the U.S. Open.

The 40-year-old Williams posted a photograph on Instagram Monday of herself below a “Moana” blanket and seemingly asleep as she used a stuffed animal as a pillow. The mom of 5-year-old Olympia, Williams wrote, “How was your weekend? This was mine.“

Her profession seemingly got here to an finish when she misplaced final week in her closing U.S. Open. Williams gained 23 Grand Slam titles and was celebrated by celebrities, fellow rivals and followers all through her matches at Flushing Meadows. The tributes from tennis gamers to the NFL stretched into Monday.

Rising American standout Frances Tiafoe recalled after his upset win Tuesday over Rafael Nadal the inspiration he acquired from watching Serena and her older sister, Venus.

“At the moment watching Serena and Venus play finals of Grand Slams at the moment, once I was tremendous younger, I used to be like, how cool wouldn’t it be to play Wimbledon, to play on Arthur Ashe and stuff like that,” Tiafoe stated after his large win at Ashe.

Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady — like Williams, one other age-defying championship athlete — praised Williams on Monday on his weekly podcast.

“What a pleasure it was to look at her play,“ Brady stated. ”She didn’t play for a short while, and I feel she realized it’s quite a lot of enjoyable to play. And I feel generally if you’re in the midst of it, you are taking it as a right to a level, like, ‘Oh, it is going to be there.’ After which it’s not there for a yr and also you go, ‘God, I actually find it irresistible. I actually wish to play.’ And then you definately get on the market and play and also you take pleasure in it.”

Williams turns 41 on Sept. 26 and says she needs to develop her household and pursue enterprise pursuits.

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Extra AP protection of U.S. Open tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/us-open-tennis-championships and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Serena Williams, of america, motions a coronary heart to followers after dropping to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Austrailia, in the course of the third spherical of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York.

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