Trust Serena Williams with sensational comebacks, literally. A few months after announcing a closure to her professional career, ace athlete Serena Williams has hinted at a return to the world of Tennis. 

Age-defying norms have paved the way for stereotyping across professions. Everything we do comes in the set bracket of age. Age in years does not correlate with maturity or experience because chronological age doesn’t equal physical or mental age. Your body may be younger than your actual age.

Williams said to the crowd through tears, “Thank you so much, you guys were amazing. I tried.” She thanked her family and fans and gave special mention to her sister Venus.

Serena Williams’ journey of excellence and fortitude also shines a light on the negative outcomes that sit at the intersection of race, gender and class in sports.

Williams’ presence as a Black woman in a historically white, patriarchal sport, her commitment to activism and her willingness to bare her personal challenges to the public forced sports journalists to reevaluate professional norms.

Williams’ was asked whether the US Open would be her final tournament, to which she replied, “Yeah, I’ve been pretty vague about it, right?” She added, “I’m going to stay vague because you never know.”

Williams said, “My best is being a mom; I think I can really do really good at that.” 

After the tweet by Serena Williams pointing to the glaring mix-up by the NYT gained momentum on Internet her followers slammed the news organisation too.

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The list includes women athletes across the globe and from various sports like tennis, gymnastics, golf, badminton, amongst others.