CNN Sports | In pictures: Tennis legend Serena Williams

Serena plays at Wimbledon in 2008.Dubreuil Corinne/Abaca Press/Reuters

 

Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, announced Tuesday that she will “evolve away from tennis” after this year’s US Open.

“There comes a time in life when we have to decide to move in a different direction,” Williams posted on Instagram with a picture of herself on the cover of Vogue with the title Serena’s Farewell.

Williams, 40, has dominated women’s tennis for much of her career. She has won 23 grand slam singles titles, which is the most in the Open era and one behind the all-time record held by Margaret Court. She has also won four Olympic gold medals and over $94.5 million in prize money.  –read more–