{"id":17467,"date":"2022-09-03T12:11:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T06:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=243389"},"modified":"2022-09-03T12:11:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T06:41:19","slug":"lebron-james-tiger-woods-bill-gates-many-more-pay-tribute-to-serena-williams-as-she-bids-farewell-at-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/tennis\/lebron-james-tiger-woods-bill-gates-many-more-pay-tribute-to-serena-williams-as-she-bids-farewell-at-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James, Tiger Woods, Bill Gates & many more pay tribute to Serena Williams as she bids farewell at US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Serena Williams loses in the third round of the U.S. Open and her professional tennis career is over now.<\/p>\n<p>At the year\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Some questioned if she is truly prepared to \u201cevolve away\u201d 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\u00a0<em>Vogue.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Phelps says Serena helped \u201cempower\u201d the next generation:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelPhelps\/status\/1565901974117093378?t=6vd-SFahjNsPfFDfPh7PIg&s=19<\/p>\n<p>He further tweeted:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelPhelps\/status\/1565902058401583105?t=ZLvQHmrlSok6uoAW4l8baA&s=19<\/p>\n<p>Magic Johnson and LeBron James, the NBA legends quick enough to speak for Serena, have a look:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We just witnessed the last US Open for the greatest of all time, Serena Williams!! Serena has meant so much to sports, the game of tennis, the world, every little girl, and even more to every little Black girl across the globe. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenawilliams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@serenawilliams<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThankYouSerena?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThankYouSerena<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MagicJohnson\/status\/1565896846144221185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>King James calls Serena \u201cdope\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SerenaWilliams?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SerenaWilliams<\/a> THANK YOU \ud83d\udc10!! You\u2019re so damn DOPE!! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffe\ud83e\udd0e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5tSbzz7UHw\">https:\/\/t.co\/5tSbzz7UHw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1565913010840952838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Legendary Tiger Woods congratulates his \u201d little sis\u201d via Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenawilliams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@serenawilliams<\/a> you\u2019re literally the greatest on and off the court. Thank you for inspiring all of us to pursue our dreams. I love you little sis!!!!!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TigerWoods\/status\/1565895218586607616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates wishes Williams luck off the court:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a run. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenawilliams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@serenawilliams<\/a> will be leaving behind an extraordinary tennis career that challenged the double standard between male and female players. I look forward to watching her continue building her amazing legacy off the court. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K9Hxa2jB3I\">https:\/\/t.co\/K9Hxa2jB3I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Gates (@BillGates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillGates\/status\/1565904273359024128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLegend forever,\u201d says Oprah Winfrey:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">25 years. Champion. Shero. Legend forever! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenawilliams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@serenawilliams<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USOpen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xdo4dy4fpP\">pic.twitter.com\/xdo4dy4fpP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Oprah\/status\/1565893786777096192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Simone Biles thanks Serena for \u201ctranscending sports for black athletes and female athletes\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenawilliams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@serenawilliams<\/a> for transcending sports for black athletes, female athletes and every athlete\ud83e\udd0d <\/p>\n<p>such a pleasure to watch, thanks for being an inspiration<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simone_Biles\/status\/1565943554840616963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rising teen starts Carlos Alcaraz and Coco Gauff also pay tribute to the legend:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenawilliams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@serenawilliams<\/a>!!! \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xgdCHAvDQh\">https:\/\/t.co\/xgdCHAvDQh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlosalcaraz\/status\/1565888957132439552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gauff thanked Serena for her making the teen believe in this \u201d dream\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Serena, THANK YOU. It is because of you I believe in this dream. The impact you\u2019ve had on me goes beyond any words that can be put together and for that I say thank you, thank you, thank you, GOAT! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qeNZlC05WJ\">pic.twitter.com\/qeNZlC05WJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CocoGauff\/status\/1565897239742095360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legendary player announced her retirement in a cover story for\u00a0Vogue.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":169,"featured_media":38211,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[125,2668,2102,1073,2808,945,269,2472,1496,335,3373],"class_list":["post-17467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-bill-gates","tag-carlos-alcaraz","tag-coco-gauff","tag-lebron-james","tag-magic-johnson","tag-oprah-winfrey","tag-serena-williams","tag-simone-biles","tag-tiger-woods","tag-us-open","tag-us-open-2022"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}