Serena Williams Reveals Why She's Retiring From Tennis
, is officially bidding farewell to tennis. The 40-year-old revealed her decision in her own words in issue cover story, explaining that ultimately, she wants to have more children, and doing so is not compatible with continuing her storied career. “If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family,” she tells Rob Haskell in the as-told-to interview. “Believe me, I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family." Williams and her husband, Reddit co-founder and tech investor Alexis Ohanian, welcomed daughter Olympia in 2017. Williams has previously that following her emergency C-section delivery, she suffered from complications including a pulmonary embolism and hemorrhaging at the C-section site.“I’ve been reluctant to admit that I have to move on from playing tennis,” she continues.