ONE FINAL PUSH In this file photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022, Serena Williams plays Emma Raducanu, of Great Britain, during the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. Williams ranks alongside such icons as Muhammad Ali among the greatest legends in sport, retired US tennis stars John McEnroe and Chris Evert said on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 (August 25 in Manila). PHOTO BY MATTHEW STOCKMAN/AFP
NEW YORK: After a glittering 27-year professional career in which she became one of the greatest players of all time, Serena Williams is preparing to bid farewell to tennis at the major where it all began.