Serena Williamswho has just announced his imminent retirement from athletic competition, bid farewell to Toronto in tears after being eliminated from the Canadian Masters for the Swiss belinda bencic.

Williams, who will meet 41 years at the end of September and has just returned to competition after more than a year of interruption, she was beaten by Bencic in two sets by 6-2 and 6-4.

Bencic, world number 12, doesn’t need it anymore 77 minutes to eliminate the tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles in history, 23, and who has won the Canadian tournament three times in the past.

At the end of the match, the tennis player tearfully thanked the support of the Canadian public and said that she wished she had played better.

Williams explained that she was not good at goodbyes, as she had already pointed out in the letter published Tuesday in Vogue in which she announced her retirement from tennis: “Goodbye Toronto”, said the tennis player , adding that she had always loved the Canadiens. city” on and off the track.

“I’ll be back as just a visitor. But otherwise it’s been amazing. I’ve had some really amazing games here and some really fantastic wins,” he added.

A record tennis player

Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, announced her farewell to the racquet sport on Tuesday. 23 Grand Slams, 4 Olympic gold medals and a record number of weeks as world number one (319 weeks) are some of the achievements of the American, who said she now wants to focus on his family and his business.

Although Williams has not explicitly stated that he will retire after the U.S. Openwhich begins on August 29 at New Yorkthe 41-year-old tennis player said she would try to win it over and that she didn’t want a final moment of farewell to take place on the court.

Serena Williams has won the Australian Open seven times, Wimbledon seven times, US Open six times and Roland Garros three times. Considered the best in history with these 23 Grand Slam tournaments, she does however have a thorn in her side: winning her 24th ‘major’ with which she would equal Court of Margaretwho will continue to lead this ranking.