Williams crashes out 6-4, 6-7, 7-5 to world No 29 Wang QiangWozniacki retires after 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 loss to Tunisia’s Ons JabeurCaroline Wozniacki, 29 and owner of one grand slam title in 15 years, is retiring. Her best friend,
Serena Williams, 38 and owner of 23 majors across three decades, is not. What they had to say – to each other and for public consumption – after their almost simultaneous departure from the 2020
Australian Open, painted an indelible picture of a champion in decline.
The Dane does not need tennis anymore. The
American still does. Desperately. Both are vulnerable, in contrasting ways.