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Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players in history, says she's just about ready to retire from the sport after a 27-year-long career and 23 grand slam singles titles.

The 40-year-old revealed that she will be saying "farewell" to tennis in a lengthy interview with Vogue, which was released Tuesday. She described it as a tough decision but said it will allow her to focus on other things, such as raising a family and expanding various business ventures.

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Nick Kyrgios will face Novak Djokovic in the men's Wimbledon final on Sunday, and whoever wins, we lose.

That might sound like the tagline for a bad movie — and it is — but it was also the sentiment on social media after Djokovic won a spot in the final on Friday to set up his showdown with Kyrgios.

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Female tennis players and women at the Wimbledon Championships are challenging the tournament's all-white dress code as outdated, especially since it makes life that much harder for athletes who are menstruating.

The tournament has been enforcing these rules for 145 years, but critics say it's about time they loosen up their all-white rules to make the dress code more forgiving in 2022.

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With the All England Club and the Committee of Management banning Russian players for this year's Wimbledon Championships, one player recently changed her nationality.

Natela Dzalamidze will be playing at Wimbledon after officially adopting a Georgian nationality. The 29-year-old, who is ranked at number 43 worldwide, is now listed with a Georgian nationality on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) website.

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