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Tennis Empress Serena Williams finished the 'last dance' in the third round of the US Open, which is her retirement stage.
With hot tears, Williams said goodbye to her beloved coat.
By Kim Hyung-yeol, staff reporter.
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Serena swung her racquet with all her might as she drove louder and stronger than ever.
Nearly 30,000 spectators cheered and applauded for the 41-year-old Empress's fighting spirit ahead of her farewell.
Serena gave up the first set in a close fight, but she managed to counterattack in the second set, but as her offense grew, she gave the final set to 12-year-old Tom Rianovich.
At the end of her long journey, where she won her first major 23 years ago, Serina wept tears of gratitude to her fans and her family.
[Serina Williams: These are tears of happiness.
Thank you to everyone who has said 'Serina, fight!'
It's thanks to you that I've come this far.]
Serena, who started playing tennis with her sister Venus at the age of four, has won her 73 career championships, including her 23 major singles wins.
Serena, who was also at the forefront of the women's and black rights movement, showed her 'mother's power' by reaching four major finals after she left her court in 2018 after giving birth.
[Serina Williams: Now (instead of the tennis player) I am ready to find a new version of Serena Williams, like a mother.]
Other 'legends' such as Tiger Woods and LeBron James also applauded the leaving Empress through SNS. .
(Video editing: Oh Young-taek, CG: Im Chan-hyuk)