Serena Williams, the icon, legend, and Greatest Of All Time was defeated in the third round of the US Open, her final match as a professional tennis player.
Following a close first set, Williams went up 4-0 in the second and appeared poised to force a third.
Despite this, Tomljanovic won four straight games to close out the first set, forcing a tiebreak. She nearly won it as well, but Williams came out on top 7-4 to force a third set.
Despite going up 1-0 with a break in the final set, Williams dropped the next two sets quickly and appeared exhausted after more than 2 1/2 hours on the court.
Tomljanovic rolled from there, even with what appeared to be the entire stadium against her, to win the final set and advance to the fourth round, effectively ending Williams’ career.
