All tennis lovers had to stay up late last night to attend the most anticipated match of this US Open 2022. From now on, each match of Serena Williams is an event that can take on enormous proportions. Since the announcement of the end of his career at the end of the American Grand Slam tournament, the tennis world has been in turmoil. The 40-year-old champion will remain as the greatest tennis player in history and her last match will remain engraved forever. “Her legacy will be immense. I’m sure in 100 years we will still be talking about Serena Williams”declared in particular the current world number 1, Daniil Medvedev.
Recognized by her peers as a legend and possibly the greatest athlete in history, any sport combined, the sister of Venus Williams faced in the first round the Montenegrin player, Danka Kovinic, currently ranked 80th in the world at the WTA. A not insurmountable challenge for Queen Serena, but today ranked in 276th place, she no longer has the level of her best years. Fortunately, to help him win this match so emotionally, the young mother was able to count on the unconditional support of her many fans who blew up the Arthur-Ashe court, which had been full of celebrities for the occasion.
Celebrities at the rendezvous, just like his daughter Olympia
Several stars came to watch what could be the champion’s last match. mike tyson, bill clinton or Spike Lee were there to support her, but the people who mean the most to Serena Williams were also there since her husband Alexis Ohanian and their daughter, the adorable little Olympia supported her the whole game (photos can be found in the slideshow). A support that ended up paying and the immense champion won in two sets against Danka Kovinic, ending under the ovations of an audience won over to her cause.
Sublime in her black outfit made of sequins and which she designed herself, Serena Williams offered a dream match to her fans and especially to her loved ones!