After Serena Williams played what's likely her final professional tennis match on Friday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium—a 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-1 loss to Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic in Round 3 of the 2022 US Open—the tributes flowed in for the transcendent champion on social media.
First, from the tennis community:
Next, from the sporting world at large:
The tributes didn't stop at athletes. Other leaders and luminaries also weighed in.
