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apparent end. we re live in new york with more on her final match and her plan plans for the future. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. serena williams one of the greatest tennis players of all time, may have played her last match. her dream of winning a 24th grand slam title before, quote, evolving away from tennis came the a sudden end at the u.s. open when she lost in the third round to australian ajla tomljanovic. when asked after the match about what her future holds, williams had this response. here she is. for me, tennis has been such a huge part of my life. i can t imagine not being involved in tennis. i don t know what that involvement is yet. but i feel like it s provided me with so many opportunities. and through that, it s provided other people with so many amazing opportunities. and, you know, i think it means so much to me in my life. and i ve had so many amazing moments that i don t i don t see a future without it. wh ....
Other people with so many amazing opportunities. and, you know, i think it means so much to me in my life. and i ve had so many amazing moments that i don t i don t see a future without it. what s my involvement? i have no idea. but i think i think i ll be involved in some way or shape. all right. let s bring in cnn tennis contributor ben ruffinberg. what a match. so much excitement, drama, and emotion as you can see there on her face. the atmosphere seemed electric. no, it really was. i think serena really did herself justice in this final tournament, really showing some vintage form. it wasn t clear she would be able to summit in her 40s. this was by far her best tennis of thor. . she had rough matches in the lead-up that left some people somewhat nervous about what her form would be like in her farewell event. but she really rose to the ....