The tennis great’s decision is a stark reminder that even in 2022, women’s time is still not our own
‘Believe me, I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family,’ Serena Williams wrote in her farewell in Vogue. ‘I don’t think it’s fair.’‘Believe me, I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family,’ Serena Williams wrote in her farewell in Vogue. ‘I don’t think it’s fair.’Last modified on Wed 10 Aug 2022 05.33 BSTetirement from sport rarely plays out the way it is depicted in movies.
Except that in Williams’s mind, it would not be a fairytale. She does not feel the way many athletes do when they retire after a long career – physically and emotionally ravaged by years in the often-brutal world of elite sport. Despite all her achievements, her full trophy cabinet, the millions she has inspired, Williams is likely to walk away feeling like she has unfinished business – whether or not she wins that final tournament.
, having another child is not a simple or straightforward matter, and after long consideration, she has made the understandable decision to not attempt to balance professional tennis and pregnancy this time around.on Tuesday, Williams cut straight to the point about the unfairness of her decision. It is something that many women have dreamt about – the opportunity to be fully invested in our careers while we are at work and fully invested in our families outside of it. But these lives bleed into each other and feeling forced to make a choice is heartbreaking. Sometimes it seems as if we are trying to be too many different people at once.
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