"There is a time in life when you have to decide to take a new path. It's always a difficult moment when you love what you do so much. And God I love tennis. But now the count is the countdown is on," explained the 40-year-old American, holder of 23 Grand Slam titles, saying she wants to "focus on her role as a mom, her spiritual goals to discover a new but equally exciting Serena."
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