Serena Williams is a legend in the sport of tennis. Arguably, Serena is one of the greatest athletes in the World, and her success on the tennis court is unmatched. Over her 27-year career, she has won 23 grand slams, which is second most behind Margaret Court at 24. In addition to that, she has also won four Olympic gold medals.

Correspondingly, as Serena Williams played her final game on September 2 against Ajla Tomljanović, a career of power, strength, confidence, and inspiration came to an end. Multiple celebrities reached Twitter in appreciation of her splendid career. Amongst them is 5-time World Series Champion and former Yankee great Derek Jeter.

How did captain Derek Jeter react to Serena’s last game?

Markedly, Serena Williams lost against Ajla Tomljanović 1-2 and got knocked out of the US Open. Consequently, this turned out to be her last game. Derek Jeter went to Twitter and mentioned Serena’s greatness.

He says, “It’s been a joy watching greatness! Congrats Serena!” In modern-day baseball, amongst multiple former players who are still associated with the game, Derek Jeter is the most respected and popular personality, which makes his statement more impactful.

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Before the US Open commenced, Serena Williams spoke to Vogue about her “evolution.” She said, “I have never liked the word retirement. It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I’ve been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.”

Serena Williams – a career of greatness

There is absolutely no doubt about Serena’s glory and fame. After her 27-year-long career, Williams will go down in the history books of global sporting greats. After her ultimate game, multiple celebrities took to Twitter.

Towards the end of the post-match presentation, filled with emotions and tears, while breaking down, Serena thanked her sister, Venus Williams, and her parents for supporting her throughout her career. However, Williams concluded the conversation on an extremely vague note by saying “you never know” on a prospective return to tennis in the future.

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