Over her profession, the six-time champion conquered New York, and within the third spherical of the 2022 occasion, she performed her ultimate match towards Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in Flushing Meadows, an appropriately emotional farewell.
On Saturday, she appeared very relaxed and blissful as she walked the blue carpet sporting a denim outfit, grinning for the cameras and making peace alerts, as per Reuters.
“I really feel wish to me she’s at all times been that upbeat and blissful particular person. Clearly we’re all within the zone once we’re about to compete, and in order that’s totally different when you do not play anymore,” mentioned Caroline Wozniacki, Williams’ longtime good friend.
“However on the finish of the day, I believe she’s at all times been, you realize, a cheerful and outgoing particular person.”
Earlier than the Pole’s third-round match towards Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Williams was seen conversing with world No. 1 Iga Swiatek on the gamers’ fitness center. Later, she was noticed within the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the place she performed her ultimate match.
The American witnessed American Jessica Pegula defeat Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and Italian first seed Jannik Sinner defeat Australian Chris O’Connell.
After defeating French qualifier Jessica Ponchet in her third-round match on the Grandstand, Wozniacki-who had Williams as a bridesmaid in her personal wedding-joked that she was “fairly mad” that Williams had missed her match.
“Serena is clearly nonetheless very busy. I believe if you’ve been such unimaginable at one thing, I believe you will at all times have the chance, you will at all times be nice at no matter you set your thoughts to,” mentioned Wozniacki.
“I like hanging along with her. I like speaking to her. You already know, I like the assist that I get from her, as effectively.”
