LeBron James, Tiger Woods, Bill Gates & many more pay tribute to Serena Williams as she bids farewell at US Open

The legendary player announced her retirement in a cover story for Vogue. 

Serena Williams loses in the third round of the U.S. Open and her professional tennis career is over now.

At the year’s final major, the 40-year-old mother of Olympia outperformed expectations by defeating world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit and saving five match points from Tomljanovic in a gripping three-set showdown.

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Some questioned if she is truly prepared to “evolve away” from tennis to concentrate on expanding her family and her business activities, as she said last month, given the undiminished strength she showed in New York. The legendary player announced her retirement in a cover story for Vogue. 

As the 23-time Grand Slam champion says goodbye to the sports she dominated, players amd legends from different field pay tribute to the American icon.

Michael Phelps says Serena helped “empower” the next generation:

He further tweeted:

Magic Johnson and LeBron James, the NBA legends quick enough to speak for Serena, have a look:

King James calls Serena “dope”.

Legendary Tiger Woods congratulates his ” little sis” via Twitter:

Bill Gates wishes Williams luck off the court:

“Legend forever,” says Oprah Winfrey:

Simone Biles thanks Serena for “transcending sports for black athletes and female athletes”.

Rising teen starts Carlos Alcaraz and Coco Gauff also pay tribute to the legend:

Gauff thanked Serena for her making the teen believe in this ” dream”.