Serena Williams’ exit from the US Open and her imminent retirement following her exit has been greeted with plenty of heartfelt reactions from sports personalities all over America.
Serena Williams enjoyed an outstanding career over 27 incredible years, where she won 73 titles out of which 23 were Grand Slam titles – making her tally the most by any player in the Open Era and the second most of all time.
Being ranked the world number one in tennis for 319 weeks, Serena exemplified excellence and longevity and established herself as one of the best to ever do it.
So when Serena was knocked out by Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia in the third round of the US Open, it means imminent curtains for her career considering she spoke about retirement before the commencement of the Open.
Her exit was greeted by incredible reactions from the sport community in America, as messages of support and congratulations flew in for the tennis legend.
The latest to speak out on Williams’ incredible career is NBA superstar James Harden.
The Philadelphia 76ers superstar kept it short and sweet with his tweet after Serena was knocked out of the US Open, but his message even in a few characters was loud and resounding – and full of support for an incredible sporting personality who inspired millions and revolutionized the game.
Harden kept it short and sweet for Serena, a message that was only of a few characters but spoke a hundred words.
Tweeting from his official Twitter account, Harden said: “she still the 🎾 🐐!”
There is no doubt about the fact that Serena Williams will go down as the greatest women’s tennis player of all time, with the career and legacy that she leaves behind.
Harden will hope to replicate Serena’s incredible legacy when he takes the court for the 76ers in the upcoming season, trying to win an NBA Championship to cap off a career where he’s been known to be one of the best in the game right now.
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