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2021 Australian Open: Is long reign over for Williams, queen of Melbourne Park?

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As Serena Williams bade an emotional goodbye to the Rod Laver Arena crowd, one question was left hanging in the Melbourne air -- will she be back? Williams has been playing the Australian Open since

1998 -- when Naomi Osaka, her semi-final conqueror, was a baby -- and has grown to rule the tournament with seven titles, an Open-era record.

"I don't know. If I ever say farewell, I wouldn't tell anyone," Williams said, before tearing up and leaving. Australian media seemed resigned to the fact that Williams won't return to challenge for an eighth Australian crown. Since then she has given birth, returned to the tour, and finished runner-up at four major tournaments -- after losing just six out of 28 finals before 2017.

 

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