Serena Williams Loses to Tomljanovic in US Open Farewell

Serena Williams Loses to Tomljanovic in US Open Farewell
Serena Williams of the United States thanks the fans after being defeated by Ajla Tomlijanovic of Australia during their women's singles third round match on day five of the 2022 U.S. Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Sept. 2, 2022. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—Leave it to Serena Williams to not want to go quietly, to not want this match, this trip to the U.S. Open, this transcendent career of hers, to really, truly end.

Right down to what were, barring a change of heart, the final minutes of her quarter-century of excellence on the tennis court, and an unbending unwillingness to be told what wasn’t possible, Williams tried to mount one last classic comeback, earn one last vintage victory, with fans on their feet in a full Arthur Ashe Stadium, cellphone cameras at the ready.