Since winning their first Grand Slam title as a pair at the French Open in 1999, the Williams sisters have taken home over 14 trophies, the second most for a doubles pairing in the Open Era. Tonight’s result comes after Williams was knocked out of the women’s doubles championship along with her sister Venus by the Czech players Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova yesterday, likely marking the end of one of the most formidable doubles duos in the history of tennis. A voice reading “the greatest of all time” boomed over the loudspeakers as Williams stepped onto the court, cueing cheers from the stands. Open title in 1998, before going through a montage of some of her best moments at Arthur Ashe-surely an intimidating introduction for Tomljanović, who was taking on the clear crowd favorite. Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, it started with a clip of Williams winning her first U.S. The match kicked off a few minutes later than usual, after the organizers decided to air their video tribute to Williams at the beginning of tonight’s face-off. Both players delivered some of the most impressive tennis of their careers-including two astonishingly tense tiebreaks that had the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium on the edges of their seats-but Williams’s exit from the tournament will be remembered as the most significant on-court moment of this year’s tour, marking the ending of her extraordinary, two-decade-long career as a tennis pro. Open after an electric match against the Australian world number 46 Ajla Tomljanović. Tonight, Serena Williams was defeated in the third round of the U.S.

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