

Serena Williams, after giving the sport decades of marvelous gameplay, said goodbye this September. Obviously, fans are going to miss the 23 times Grand Slam champion on tours. Though there is a good part to her farewell as well.
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Well, all these years you have seen her aggressiveness and dominance on the court. Now you will finally have a chance to witness the social, funny side and, of course, the competition remains a constant. Williams is all set to start the second set of her life on a high note by making an appearance on the Tonight Show.
Serena Williams on the Tonight Show
According to the new trailer drop from the talk show, the upcoming guest will be the legendary American tennis ace, Serena Williams. The Tonight Show recently shared a clip comprising a fun catchphrase round.
In the clip, former World no.1 and host of the show Jimmy Fallon are competing against Jeepers Creepers actor Justin Long and rapper Black Thought’s team. Here’s a part of the game to fuel your excitement. Upon getting square dancing, Fallon says, “A type of barn. A song by ABBA.”
.@serenawilliams, @justinlong, @blackthought, and Jimmy face off in a heated round of Catchphrase! #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/ccapGzlptw
— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) September 14, 2022
Williams responds, “I don’t know ABBA like that.” And the crowd breaks into laughter.
Fallon: “If you go to a club, you?”
Williams: “A dancing queen.”
Fallon: “It’s a type of barn dance. But it’s not a triangle, not a circle.”
Williams: “Square dance.” Thereafter, they make another right guess and an excited Williams celebrates the win in the most seven times Wimbledon champion way.
Seeing this one fan wrote, “Why in the world I feel pressured by watching this?” While the others were getting flashbacks, of seeing her on the court, Serena wrote, “that fist pump. “
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Williams retirement tour
The 40-year-old, after making a comeback in the greens of London, decided to hang her racket and focus on other aspects of her life. She enrolled for the Canadian and Cincinnati Masters in order to oil her skills at the US Open. The last Grand Slam of the season as well as her career.

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Sep 1, 2022; Flushing, NY, USA; Serena Williams (USA) serves behind Venus Williams (USA) (not pictured) against Lucia Hradecka (CZE) and Linda Noskova (CZE) (both not pictured) on day four of the 2022 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
However, Williams failed to make an impact and took initial round exits in both WTA 1000 events. Even so, keeping her record intact, she made up to the third round of the Grand Slam.
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The six times US Open champion took a straight-set win over the former World no.46 in the opening round and outclassed the second seed in the next round to book a match with Ajla Tomljanović. The Aussie at the expense of the second set walked Williams out of the tournament and the sport on 3rd September.
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