American tennis superstar, Serena Williams has crashed out of the US Open after defeat to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round on Saturday morning (Nigeria time), IgbereTV reports
Williams, who turns 41 in October, fought back from a set down but ended up losing 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 in what could be her final game in her 27-year professional career.
She bagged 23 major singles title in that period and is widely labelled as the greatest of all time in the sport.
Williams had started the US Open campaign on a bright note, winning over Danka Kovinic and Anett Kontaveit in the first and the second rounds respectively, before losing to world number 46