"It will always be my first love": Serena Williams admits struggles in letting go of tennis

Former world number one America’s legendary tennis star Serena Williams has admitted the struggles she had after leaving the sport.

The 42-year-old is often regarded as the greatest player in the history of women’s tennis in the singles category, having won as many as 23 Grand Slam titles in her career.

Serena retired from the sport back in September 2022 in order to extend her family with her husband Alexis Ohanian.

Williams was recently quoted in a report where she admitted that she misses playing tennis which according to her will always be ‘first love’.

“It was all good when I was pregnant and now that I’m not anymore I’m like, ‘Ohhh I miss it so much!’,” she said. “I’m doing so many things with different businesses.

"But tennis obviously was my first love and it will always be my first love and it is something I will always be so passionate about. I will never love anything as much as tennis, 'cause it’s like, you’re in the front of the world and you don’t even realize it because there’s so much pressure and there’s so much stress.

"But you’re walking out on center court every day and they’re there to see you. And there’s no adrenaline like that.”