Serena Williams announces her imminent retirement from tennis

The 23-time grand-slam champion won her first singles match for more than a year on Monday but has revealed in a first-person piece for Vogue that she has decided to end her career

IMMINENT: Serena Williams has announced her imminent retirement from tennis. The US Open will likely be her final tournament. Pic: John Walton/PA Wire.

Serena Williams has announced her imminent retirement from tennis.

The 23-time grand-slam champion won her first singles match for more than a year at the National Bank Open in Toronto on Monday evening but has revealed in a first-person piece for Vogue that she has decided to end her career.