Serena Williams is one of those players who share and maintain a good bond with almost everyone. She has always treated people with respect and has supported fellow tennis professionals.

Even when Williams was having the WTA tour in her hands, she rarely asserted her dominance outside the tennis court. Rather, the 23 times Grand Slam champion was humble and down to earth. Therefore, now that she is getting ready to say goodbye, her doors are flooded with nothing but best wishes.

Andy Roddick about Serena Williams’ retirement

The former World no.1 has always been an admirer of the Williams sisters’ journey in tennis. He watched them train as teens in coach Rick Macci’s academy and then witnessed them storm professional tennis. Therefore, after hearing about Serena’s retirement, an overwhelmed Roddick said, “She makes retirement inactive process, which is insane. I don’t know how she figures out the wording for that.”

Thereafter, he added, “I will miss her as a friend. I will miss watching her as a tennis fan, but I am happy that we do get a long goodbye and we are gonna be able to appreciate her greatness for the next month.” The 23-time Grand Slam champion after making a comeback in the Wimbledon Championships signed up for the Canadian Open and Cincinnati Masters.

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At the opening round of the Toronto based WTA 1000 event, she booked her first victory of this season. However, Williams failed to defeat Belinda Bencic in the following match and walked out of the tournament.

Now she is gearing up for the tournament that will lead her to the US Open. Williams will seek her seventh US Open title and will aim to equal Margaret Court’s all time record of 24 Grand Slams.

The cost of playing at Wimbledon?

The seven-time Wimbledon champion returned to the singles circuit after a year in the Grand Slam of grass. Though her comeback in the prestigious Grand Slam tournament, rather than profiting her took a lot from her.

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Williams chose Wimbledon, regardless of it not having any ranking points. However, just two wins away, she hoped to touch the milestone of 100 victories on the greens of London, and sharing the record with 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova. But the 40-year-old incurred an opening round defeat. Further, along with that, she was also pushed out of the rankings for the first time in 25 years.

Can Serena end her storied career by securing the title at Flushing Meadows?