Serena Williams hints she could make a sensational return to tennis and follow in Tom Brady’s trend

Serena Williams hinted she may follow in NFL superstar Tom Brady’s footsteps as she she teased a possible return from retirement. 

It is expected that the US open would be the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s final tournament after she announced she was ‘evolving away’ from tennis last month. 

The 40-year-old appeared to bring the curtain down on an illustrious career in Flushing Meadows as she met her final match in World No. 46 Ajla Tomljanovic, falling to defeat against the Australian in a three-set thriller 7-5 6-7 6-1 during the third round of the US Open. 

However, the American star suggested she could copy Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Brady, who briefly retired during the NFL offseason earlier this year before making a U-turn on the decision.

Speaking on Good Morning America, Williams discussed a possible return to tennis, saying:  ‘I mean, you never know.  

‘I’ve just been saying that I think Tom Brady started a really cool trend.’

Williams also dropped the hint on the Jimmy Fallon show. When questioned on the subject of copying Brady, she said: ‘Tom Brady started an amazing trend. That’s what I want to say.’ 

Serena Williams hinted she may follow in NFL superstar Tom Brady’s footsteps with return

The American appeared to bring the curtain down on her illustrious career at the US Open

The American appeared to bring the curtain down on her illustrious career at the US Open

Williams met her final match in World No. 46 Ajla Tomljanovic (right) in the third round

Williams met her final match in World No. 46 Ajla Tomljanovic (right) in the third round 

NFL star quarterback Tom Brady retired and then unretired six weeks later during offseason

NFL star quarterback Tom Brady retired and then unretired six weeks later during offseason 

She also revealed that she does not intend for retirement to be a relaxing period but rather an ‘evolution of Serena’.  

‘I think retirement is something that is super earned and that people work really hard for,’ she added. 

‘I just feel like that I’m at an age where I definitely have a lot more to give and there’s a lot more I want to do, so I’m not going to be relaxing. There’s so much more for me. I feel it’s more of an evolution of Serena. 

‘There’s so many things that I’ve been wanting to do for so many years and I have had such a passion for tennis for so long that I’ve never done it. But now it’s time for me to start to enjoy those things.’

On the Jimmy Fallon Show, the 23-time Grand Slam winner joked Brady started a 'cool' trend

On the Jimmy Fallon Show, the 23-time Grand Slam winner joked Brady started a ‘cool’ trend

The 40-year-old revealed that she does not intend for retirement to be a relaxing period

 The 40-year-old revealed that she does not intend for retirement to be a relaxing period

Williams also appeared to leave the door slightly ajar in her on-court interview following defeat to Tomljanovic. Asked if that was the end she replied: ‘I think so, you never know,’ before leaving the court promptly. 

In her interview with Good Morning America Wednesday, Williams also revealed that her older sister Venus was among those trying to persuade her to postpone retirement. 

‘She’s not done yet,’ Serena said when asked about her older sister. ‘This is just me. … She’s trying to get me, and I’m like, ‘No.”

Brady, 45, was one of the biggest storylines of the NFL offseason when he retired and the unretired just six weeks later to return for another season with the Bucs. 

He was back under center for a 23rd season in the NFL  and led the Buccaneers to a 19-3 Week 1 win over the Dallas Cowboys. 

However, his future in the NFL has continued to dominate headlines despite the new season getting underway. 

In an emotional interview after her US open defat, she appeared to leave the door open

In an emotional interview after her US open defat, she appeared to leave the door open

Brady is expected to retire again at the end of the 2022 season following a career like no other

Brady is expected to retire again at the end of the 2022 season following a career like no other

Speaking to Jim Gray on his weekly podcast, Let’s Go!, Brady conveyed the Bucs’ opener made him think about his football future. 

‘You look at your arm and you got bruises, you got cuts and you go, ‘OK, how much longer do I want to make this commitment?,’ Brady told Gray. 

‘And I obviously made the commitment for this year and everything’s going to be like always — continue to evaluate all these different aspects of playing.’ 

‘I think for me, I’m just going to take it day by day and I will evaluate it as it comes,’ he continued. 

‘When you’re 45, your body changes a lot. So what am I dealing with now? I woke up today going, ‘Holy s***, there was a few hits’.

The seven-time Super Bowl champ was battered at times during the Buccaneers 19-3 victory

The seven-time Super Bowl champ was battered at times during the Buccaneers 19-3 victory

‘One of these days [rumors] are going to be right… It’s really fun for me. I still enjoy [it]. I feel it out there, I feel the joy, I feel the happiness, I feel the camaraderie.’

Brady’s wide, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, was said to have been disgruntles by his decision to return to the NFL for another season. 

The Brazilian beauty reportedly left the couple’s Florida home for a Costa Rican vacation — and has since returned — because she was angered by his decision to return to the NFL after a 40-day retirement.

Bundchen spoke to Elle magazine for their October issue, expressing a desire to rejuvenate her career and the coinciding frustration with Brady continuing his. 

Gisele Bundchen has finally broken her silence on her husband Tom Brady’s U-turn decision to return to NFL after initially retiring, and says that she would like him to be more 'present'

Gisele Bundchen has finally broken her silence on her husband Tom Brady’s U-turn decision to return to NFL after initially retiring, and says that she would like him to be more ‘present’ 

The model revealed she would like her husband and NFL superstar to 'be more present'

The model revealed she would like her husband and NFL superstar to ‘be more present’ 

‘I feel very fulfilled, as a mother and as a wife. And now it’s going to be my turn.’ 

‘I would like him to be more present,’ she said of her husband. ‘I have definitely had those conversations with him over and over again. 

‘But ultimately, I feel that everybody has to make a decision that works for [them]. He needs to follow his joy, too.’   

The seven-time Super Bowl winner was excused from training camp in August for 11 days as he attended to private matters.

‘It’s all personal, you know,’ the MVP replied when asked about his absence, August 27. ‘Everyone’s got different situations that they’re dealing with. 

‘We all have really unique challenges to our life. I’m 45 years old, man. There’s a lot of s**t going on, so just gotta figure out life the best you can. It’s a continuous process.’

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