<\/p>\nSerena Williams said Friday that she will not reconsider her decision to retire from tennis, but added: “You never know”. Williams suffered what was almost certainly a \u00a0career-ending defeat when she was knocked out of the US Open by Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic.<\/p>\n
“Will you reconsider?” a tearful Williams was asked on court.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think so, but you never know.”<\/p>\n
The 23-time Grand Slam title winner, and six-time champion in New York, lost her third round clash 7-5, 6-7 (4\/7), 6-1.<\/p>\n
Asked by an on-court interviewer whether there was any possibility she might yet extend her career, she replied: “I don’t think so, but you never know.”<\/p>\n
“It’s been a fun ride,” she said. “It’s been the most incredible ride and journey I’ve ever been on, I mean, in my life.<\/p>\n
“I’m just so grateful to every single person that’s ever said, ‘Go, Serena,’ in their life. I’m just so grateful. You got me here.”<\/p>\n
Williams reserved special praise for her parents Richard Williams and Oracene Price who had set her and her elder sister Venus on the path to superstardom.<\/p>\n
“It all started with my parents,” Williams said. “They deserve everything. So I’m really grateful for them.”<\/p>\n
Williams also paid tribute to her sister who looked on from the stands.<\/p>\n
Promoted<\/span><\/p>\n“I wouldn’t be Serena if there wasn’t Venus, so thank you, Venus. She’s the only reason that Serena Williams ever existed,” she said.<\/p>\n
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