Serena on unretiring: 'Brady started a really cool trend'

Serena Williams tease fans about the idea of unretiring. Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports

Serena Williams on potential unretirement: 'I think that Tom Brady started a really cool trend'

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 9/14/22

As the possible G.O.A.T of women's tennis, Serena Williams is evidently looking at the widely considered G.O.A.T of the NFL in how to deal with the early stages of retirement. While Williams has not come out and said that she is unretiring, she's certainly started to tease fans about the idea.

“Tom Brady started an amazing trend. That’s what I want to say.”

-@serenawilliams on the future of her tennis career and retirement. #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/BdcvwrwYqr
— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) September 14, 2022

.@serenawilliams doesn’t rule out one day returning to the world of professional tennis: “I mean, you never know. I’ve just been saying that Tom Brady started a really cool trend...” https://t.co/kWY5S6eOU4 pic.twitter.com/B9RwfOK7he
— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 14, 2022

Tom Brady of course, initially announced his retirement on Feb. 1 following his 22nd NFL season, only to announce his unretirement on March 13 . After a wild, drama-filled offseason, "TB12" helped lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Week 1 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on "Sunday Night Football."

It was announced on Aug. 9 meanwhile, that the 23-time Grand Slam victor was planning to retire following the U.S. Open. Williams fell in the third round of the tournament in early September and since then, has said "you never know" on multiple occasions regarding the possibility of coming back to the court.

The younger sister of fellow women's tennis legend Venus Williams will turn 41 in late September. Though she hasn't captured a singles Grand Slam title since 2017, her run in New York earlier this month shows that she can still compete with the best of them.

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