“40 and still kicking a**, she’s winning it all” Tennis Twitter goes into a frenzy as Serena Williams delays her retirement by stunning Anett Kontaveit at the US Open

Serena Williams, the 40-year-old American professional is undoubtedly the greatest female tennis player of all time, with 23 grand slam titles to her name, millions of fans around the world think of Serena as their inspiration and she is hugely credited with revolutionizing the sport for women as well.

She recently announced her imminent retirement from tennis which left many of her fans heartbroken and emotional, Williams announced that she will be retiring from tennis after she competes at the ongoing US Open. The tournament at the Flushing Meadows is going to be the final one of her career.

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Tennis Twitter reacts to Serena Williams’ win over Anett Kontaveit

Serena Williams started off her US Open campaign with a bang, she beat Danka Kovinic in the first round of the tournament in straight sets, and faced a tough challenge as she came up against world number 2 Anett Kontaveit in the second round but the 40-year-old American icon showed the tennis world why she is lauded as the GOAT of the game. Serena breezed past Kontaveit in three sets to make her way into the third round of the tournament.

Fans took to Twitter to react to Serena’s brilliant win over Kontaveit, being so close to retirement, most felt like Williams would likely be eliminated in the first round or the second of the US Open but the 23-time grand slam still continues to prove her haters wrong as she has stunned everyone and booked a place in the third round of the tournament.

One fan wrote, “WOW!!! 41 and taking no prisoners!! Where there’s a will there’s a way. Congrats to the GOAT!!!” fans are clearly excited to see Williams in action as she keeps putting in amazing performances in her farewell tournament. In her post-match press conference, Williams admitted to still having some life left in her as she keeps giving vague replies about her retirement.

After beating Kontaveit, Serena Williams will be facing Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the 2022 US Open.

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