Love this!! Repost from @blackvoices • Tennis great Serena Williams has confirmed her decision to retire from the sport, calling it a “reluctant” decision and “the hardest thing that I could ever imagine.”⁠ ⁠ “I’m torn: I don’t want it to be over, but at the same time I’m ready for what’s next,” she said in an essay for Vogue published Tuesday.⁠ ⁠ Williams, 40, said she intends to compete in the U.S. Open which will begin later this month.⁠ ⁠ Read more at our link in bio. // 📷️: Getty Images // 🖊️: Nina Golgowski