Serena Williams says she has not retired from tennis and will likely return to the sport in the future, the latest sports star to tease a comeback after indicating she would finish her legendary career on court this summer.
Serena Williams said she is very likely to return to tennis.
Williams said last week at a California conference that she's not retired.
Williams joked that you can visit her house and see that she has a court.
When Williams announced her retirement earlier this year, she said she was "evolving away from tennis" after the U.S. Open.
Though the star did not formally announce her retirement, her comments were widely interpreted and reported as a farewell and Williams received tribute for her retirement as one of the best athletes in the world.
Williams is not the only athlete to make a comeback after teasing, or even entering, retirement, as Tom Brady did this year when he decided to return to competition after 23 years.
Michael Jordan, a basketball legend who left retirement and won three more NBA titles after returning, is one of a number of athletes who have staged comebacks.
When she started her company, Williams didn't think about retirement at all. She said she hadn't thought about it yet. For the first time in my life, I was not playing for a competition when I went on the court the other day. It was the first day of the rest of my life and I'm enjoying it, but I'm still trying to find that balance
There is a new date for this article. Williams has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other athlete.
$260 million is the amount of money. Forbes estimates Williams' net worth as of June 2022, One of America's self-made women, Serena Williams is one of the highest-earning female tennis players of all time. She has earned $94 million in prize money, more than any female athlete, and has more than a dozen corporate partners.
Roger Federer, the sport's all-time financial champion, said he would retire this summer. Forbes estimates the Swiss player has made $1 billion across his career from endorsements and other business ventures, before taxes and agents' fees.
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