Stephen A. Smith says that Serena Williams is one of the best athletes of all time. There is a time and a place for it.
The US Open will take place in New York in August of 2021.
A wild card was granted to the two-time tournament champion.
Williams has appeared at the Grand Slam 23 times.
Williams competed in mixed doubles at Wimbledon earlier this summer after being inactive for a year. Since returning, she has played in three tournaments, but has yet to win a match. Venus Williams has not commented on Serena's plan to retire after the US Open.
There are more than one past major champion who received a wild card. The winners of the US Open and Australian Open were also named on Wednesday. The two have fallen out of the top 100 due to injuries.
Sam Querrey and Ben Shelton were granted wild cards.
A wild card was given to the person who upset Serena Williams in the first round at Wimbledon. Tan, from France, didn't get any ranking points for her efforts at the tournament and remained outside of the top 100. She would have needed to qualify in order to enter the main draw. She was granted a wild card by the United States Tennis Association.
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