Serena Williams is stepping off the court. The legendary tennis player announced her retirement, or in her words, her “evolution,” in a candid and moving essay in Vogue. Williams, 41, will exit the sport as one of its most decorated players ever and with a legacy that firmly puts her in the conversation as one of the greatest modern athletes.
But her essay, as told to writer Rob Haskell, was less a celebration of her triumphs than a startlingly honest reflection about the challenge of leaving the sport, what drove her in her career, and what her legacy will be.
