Serena Williams has ended her long and illustrious career. The 40-year-old finished her US Open campaign after a three-set defeat against her Australian opponent Ajla Tomljanović. It was an emotional moment in the Arthur Ashe stadium. While Serena addressed the media after the match, she also spoke about the proudest moment of her career.

In an emotional post-match interview, the 23-time Grand Slam champion recalled her title run in French Open 2015. Here’s what the former world number 1 said.

When a sick Serena Williams won the French Open in 2015

Serena Williams spoke about her career’s proudest moment. Recalling the incident, the 40-year-old said, “French Open 2015, yeah. That is definitely the one that I’m taking with me because I almost died in that event. Somehow I won. So that was pretty awesome.”

Notably, the 6-time US Open champion was in a brilliant run of form in 2015. She won three Grand Slam titles that year. In the French Open, despite a 101-degree fever, she won the semi-final and the final. While the victory was heroic, it drained Serena, who later said, “I didn’t want to win. I just wanted to go home. I said, ‘I can’t play anymore.’”

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Over the years, Serena has been the epitome of grit and perseverance. While she won many tough battles in her career, this one certainly ranks as one of the toughest in her book.

Serena credited Venus for her success

As Serena lost her third round match last night, the environment was highly emotional. Serena addressed the crowd with teary eyes and her words were full of praise for her sister. Notably, both Serena and Venus have achieved tremendous success on the WTA tour over the years.

Back in the 90s, Venus Williams broke into the scene first and made a name for herself very quickly. A younger and more energetic Serena followed soon. Today, Serena ends her career as one of the best tennis players of all time, and she gave due credit to her sister who supported and inspired her.

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The Williams sisters also played doubles together. They were extremely successful as a pair, winning 14 Grand Slam titles. They also won three Olympic gold medals. Now that the legend says goodbye, we wish her a happy post-retirement life.

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