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Serena Williams dominance began and ended with her signature stroke.
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Quick Glance: Serena Williams reveals she plans to retire from tennis after the US Open in the September issue of Vogue.
- Serena Williams will retire from tennis in the coming weeks, according to Vogue's September issue.
- CAREER ENDING: Calling Serena the GOAT understates her effect on sports and society.
- Tennis is one of my favorite sports.
- However, the countdown has begun.
- "I need to be two feet in or two feet out of tennis."
Quick Glance: In Toronto, reigning champion Camila Giorgi defeats Emma Raducanu.
- The British teenager lost chances to take the lead in both sets and blew a 2-0 lead in the second before retiring after one hour and 49 minutes.
- Both players dropped service three times in the first set before Raducanu dug deep to save a set point in the 12th game and force a tiebreak.
- Raducanu broke Giorgi's first service game in the second set to lead 2-0 after failing to convert game point for a 5-3 lead in the first.
Quick Glance: Frances Tiafoe stuns No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal at the US Open, marking a watershed moment in American men's tennis.
- "It was definitely one hell of a performance," remarked Tiafoe.
- None was more significant than what he faced on Monday.
- But, from the start, Tiafoe used big groundstrokes and timely serves to keep Nadal at bay.
- "I was not able to hold a high level of tennis for a long time," Nadal explained.
- Tiafoe, who is ranked 26th in the world, has always believed that he can compete at the highest level of men's tennis.
Quick Glance: Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic are on the US Open entry list, but they may not play.
- Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic were on the official U.S. Open entry lists announced Wednesday, but it doesn't mean they'll participate — and in Djokovic's case, he can't for the time being since he hasn't been vaccinated against COVID-19.
- She missed the New York hard-court competition last year after injuring her leg at Wimbledon.
- Djokovic was allowed to compete in the French Open, where he lost to eventual champion Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, and Wimbledon, where he won his 21st Grand Slam championship.
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Quick Glance: Serena Williams loses a three-hour thriller to Harmony Tan at Wimbledon.
- Williams attended the Oscars, the Met Gala, and ran her investment firm "Serena Ventures."
- It hoped to beat Williams with a whip.
- She slipped on Centre Court last year and had to retire hurt.
- Williams surrenders a commanding lead in the match tiebreak.