On Tuesday ,The United States tennis champion, Serena Williams, announced on her retirement from the sport.
Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner, added that a time has come in her life for her to move in a different direction as the count down of her retirement begins.
Serena, 40,on her Insta page wrote that she had to focus on her motherhood and spiritual growth.“There comes a time in life when we have to decide to move in a different direction. That time is always hard when you love something so much. My goodness do I enjoy tennis. But now, the countdown has begun.“I have to focus on being a mom, my spiritual goals, and finally discovering a different, but just exciting Serena. I’m gonna relish these next few weeks.” she wrote. 
“I have never liked the word retirement. It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I’ve been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people.Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis toward other things that are important to me.“A few years ago I quietly started Serena Ventures, a venture capital firm. Soon after that, I started a family. I want to grow that family.” She said in exclusive piece in Vogue magazine.
