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American tennis legend Serena Williams recently bid an emotional goodbye to tennis. The 41-year-old played her last US Open and made it to the third round. After her retirement, the former world number one has given multiple hints of a comeback. Although there has not been any official confirmation, the fans are still speculating.

Amidst all those talks about her comeback, Serena’s good friend and former tennis star Caroline Wozniacki gave her opinion on the legend’s comeback. Here’s what she said.

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Caroline Wozniacki on Serena’s comeback

Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams are long-time friends. Despite the two facing each other on the court on numerous occasions, they have built a strong bond off of it. Recently, Serena gave a hint of her comeback to the professional circuit. At first, she lauded Tom Brady, who took a retirement U-Turn, followed by another hint at San Francisco.

However, Wozniacki believes that Serena is not going to make a professional tennis comeback again. Here’s what she said in a chat with the Tennis Channel.

“I don’t think so. She plays an exhibition that would be likely, but I don’t think we will see her back playing, I am sure.”

Wozniacki further explained why she thinks so. “There are so many things going on. I mean, she loves the game so much. It’s been her life for so many years. At the same time, she is busy.”

Wozniacki also spoke about how she is trying hard to catch up with her. “I am trying to track her down. Now she’s in Miami. So I’m like let’s grab a coffee, let’s grab a drink, a dinner. She has a million things going on but I don’t think we will see her on the professional tennis court again,” she concluded.

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Wozniacki has made a calculated prediction. However, on many occasions, we have seen Serena surprising us. So it won’t be wrong to say that anything is still possible.

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Wozniacki and Serena were fierce competitors. In the 2014 US Open, Serena defeated Wozniacki in the finals. However, they maintained a friendly relationship throughout their careers. But the two grew even closer when Wozniacki suffered a heartbreaking breakup after renowned golfer Rory McIlroy decided to split from the Dane.

Wozniacki was shattered and Serena played the role of a perfect friend and stood by her side in the toughest time of her life. After that, the two have grown even closer.

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Recently, when Serena played her last game, Wozniacki was present at the Arthur Ashe stadium with Serena’s husband Alexis Ohanian, and daughter Olympia.

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