Serena Williams fails Naomi Osaka and bursts into tears

Serena Williams couldn't do anything against Naomi Osaka -

No 24th Grand Slam title for Serena Williams.

The American may have had a good run at the Australian Open, beating Simona Halep in particular in the quarterfinals, she was unable to get rid of Naomi Osaka in the half.

Beaten 6-3, 6-4, she sees her dream fade away once again.

Because for Williams, probably appeared in her best physical shape since her return from maternity in the spring of 2018, it is one more disillusion - at 39 years old - in her quest for a 24th Grand Slam crown that would allow her to equal the absolute record set by the Australian Margaret Court in the years 1960-1970.

Tears and rumors of retirement

Since 2018, the former number 1 has stumbled four times on the last step, twice at the US Open and twice at Wimbledon, in 2018 and in 2019. What was she thinking when she left Melbourne Central by taking the time to greet the public with a hand on their hearts?

" I do not know.

If one day I say goodbye, I won't tell anyone, ”replied the American star, the oldest player in the Open era to appear in the last four in Melbourne, shortly before leaving her hasty press conference in tears.

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