Serena Williams Isn’t Returning To Tennis For The Money
Key takeaways
- “I am not retired,” the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion said that October, following her 41st birthday and three matches at the U.S.
- This month, the 44-year-old Williams made good on that promise, entering WTA Tour events in London and Berlin to compete in doubles.
- It seems safe to assume, however, that money is not her motivation.
Sports Money Daily Cover Serena Williams Isn’t Returning To Tennis For The Money Back In Action: After a nearly four-year layoff, seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams is set to play in singles as a wild card next week in London.Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images By Brett Knight,
As she ramps up her comeback at Wimbledon, the 44-year-old legend has a comfortable lead on the career prize money list—and as the richest female athlete of all-time.Two months after Serena Williams revealed in a 2022 Vogue essay that she was hanging up her racket to focus on her family, she clarified what “evolving away from tennis” really meant.
“I am not retired,” the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion said that October, following her 41st birthday and three matches at the U.S. Open that were widely assumed to be the last of her legendary career. “The chances [of a return] are very high. You can come to my house—I have a court.”