"I always had a plan" says Serena Williams on career after tennis

Serena Williams is not yet thinking of retiring from tennis but she is not worried about what comes after as she is prepared for it.

The 40-year-old star has admitted she’s been getting herself ready to step away from the sport “for over a decade” after following the advice of her father. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Williams said:

"I am prepared for that day, I’ve been prepared for that day for over a decade. So, I’ve always – if you’ve seen ‘King Richard’ – you know that my dad always said you got to prepare, so I’ve been prepared for that. You know, at the end of the day, I think it’s really important to always have a plan and that’s kind of what I did. I always had a plan.”

Besides tennis, Williams has many other commitments some of which are in the business sphere. Sometimes things can get overwhelming and she said:

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“It is a balancing act and some days it’s harder than the others. It was definitely tougher because I’m still a mom and I’m still a wife and I’m still, you know, I want to be able to spend time and I like to be good at things."

Becoming a mother is something she cherishes and she also said she would like to have more than one child:

“I definitely want to have more kids, it’s just like, balance is key, you know, and just trying to find that balance. I don’t know, it’s always like, OK, are we ready? And I know the clock is ticking so I’m just like OK, I need to figure out when that’s going to be, but hopefully soon when I will feel no pressure.”