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Andy Clayton

Serena Williams says she is retiring from tennis in Vogue essay, likely after US Open

NEW YORK — Serena Williams is set to call it a career, at least when it comes to tennis.

The soon-to-be 41-year-old superstar penned a farewell to the game she has dominated for much of the last two decades in a Vogue magazine essay that was published on Tuesday morning.

While not specifically saying the U.S. Open, which begins in Queens on Aug. 29, will be her final tournament, she wrote on Instagram promoting her piece: “I’m gonna relish these next few weeks.”

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