Williams
announced
on
Tuesday
that
she
is
about
to
retire,
saying
“the
countdown
has
begun”
as
she
looks
to
“move
in
a
different
direction”.
While
the
23-time
singles
grand
slam
champion
did
not
put
a
specific
timeline
on
her
remaining
days
in
tennis,
her
comment
about
looking
for
new
challenges
after
“these
next
few
weeks”
suggests
the
US
Open
–
which
she
has
already
been
included
on
the
entry
list
for
and
starts
at
the
end
of
August
–
will
be
her
swansong.
That
announcement
came
on
the
back
of
Williams’ first
singles
win
in
430
days,
a
defeat
of
Nuria
Parrizas-Diaz
at
the
Canadian
Open
in
Toronto,
but
she
was
subsequently
eliminated
by
Bencic
on
Wednesday,
when
the
reality
of
her
farewell
tour
set
in.
Williams
failed
to
hold
back
the
tears
as
she
said
goodbye
to
the
Toronto
crowd
for
the
last
time
as
a
player,
and
Bencic
herself
could
not
help
feeling
a
little
overcome
She
said:
“It
was
definitely
very
special.
I
think
it
was
more
than
just
the
usual
tennis
match,
also
just
really
exciting,
and
also
a
little
bit
overwhelming
for
me,
of
course.
“[It’s]
great,
I
can
be
part
of
her
career
and
her
story
and
this
was
just
really
nice
and
I’m
just
really
appreciative
and
honoured
to
play
her
so
many
times,
and
also
here
in
Toronto.
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“I
mean,
she’s
really
the
greatest
of
all
time,
so
it’s
really
exciting.
I
could
have
been
on
the
court
against
her
so
many
times
and
even
today
I
really
enjoyed
it
a
lot.
It
was
sometimes
like
a
pinch
me
moment
again.”
Williams
finished
five
different
calendar
years
as
the
highest-ranked
player
in
the
world,
a
record
only
Steffi
Graf
and
Martina
Navratilova
can
better.
Swiatek,
the
current
world
number
one,
looks
to
be
the
best-placed
of
the
next
generation
to
challenge
that
achievement,
though
she
recognises
a
degree
of
fortune
in
not
having
to
face
Williams
at
the
peak
of
her
powers.
“Well
it’s
always
pretty
sad
when
you
see
such
a
career
coming
to
an
end,
but
on
the
other
hand
she’s
a
legend
and
I
feel
like
she’s
done
so
much,”
Swiatek
added.
“It’s
really
amazing.
I’m
pretty
sad
that
I
wasn’t
able
to
play
against
her
and
experience
that
her
being
the
strongest
one
on
tour,
but
on
the
other
hand,
I
would
be
losing
against
her
if
I
played
[her
at]
that
time,
so
that’s
fine!
“But
she’s
a
legend
and
everything
that
she
has
done
on
court
and
off
court,
she’s
basically
a
superstar
and
the
way
she
handled
playing
tennis
and
business
and
also
being
a
mother,
it’s
mind-blowing.
So
I’m
pretty
sure
that
she’s
going
to
have
a
great
second
part
of
her
career.”
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