After being ousted from Australia, the American tennis player struggled to control her emotions and burst into tears at the press conference: "I do not know if this was my last visit to the tournament" • Watch the exciting moment
Serena Williams can't stop the tears
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Serena Williams missed this morning (Thursday) another chance to win the Grand Slam for the 24th time after losing 3: 6, 4: 6 to the Osaka speeches in the Australian Open semi-finals.
The American, who once again failed in the race to reach the Grand Slam record, looked very upset after the relegation and even interrupted the traditional press conference.
After her semifinal loss to Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams leaves the pressroom in tears. # AusOpen pic.twitter.com/g95Fva006O
- Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) February 18, 2021
Even before leaving the press conference in tears, Serena said: "I was not nervous during the game, I just missed a lot of opportunities and made quite a few mistakes in the second set. I actually felt good at first and of course throughout the tournament. The crowd was great..what happened to me today? I really I don't know ... too many small mistakes I made. "
"The crowd was very kind and pleasant to me," Serena continued, "I really don't know if this was my last visit to the tournament, even if it was my last game I would not have told anyone. If I break up, I will not let you know in that way."
At this point Serena no longer held back, muttered "I'm done" and left the press conference bitterly weeping.
She later said goodbye in an exciting Instagram post: "Thanks to Melbourne and all my Australian fans, I did not hope for this result, but it does happen sometimes. I am lucky to have played in front of you, but feel a little remorse that I was not able to bring my full potential to the field. .
