Tennis News: Serena Williams says she's 'not retired' Is she back in the WTA?

Given the news of her retirement, the crowd went berserk over her matches, and it was the first that such a vast audience was seen in the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. 

While she retired from the game, it is well-known how emotional Williams was when she left the stadium and how sensitive the retirement issue was for the legend. 

In a recent column in Vogue magazine, Serena wrote, "I've been reluctant to admit that I have to move on from playing tennis. It's like a taboo topic. It comes up, and I start to cry. I think the only person I've gone there with is my therapist. I have never liked the word retirement. It doesn't feel like a modern word to me. I've been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something particular and important to a community of people."

In an interview with TechCrunch Disrupt, Williams confessed that she has 'not retired'. Her exact words were, 'I am not retired. The chances [of me returning] are very high. You can come to my house and [see] I have a court. I started this company a while ago, so I jumped right into that. I didn't even think about the whole retirement. I still haven't thought about it."

With the recent developments in the statements Williams has been making with the press, the legend may decide to return to the game. If that happens, one can only imagine how thrilled her fans would be. It'll be as if the legend has been reborn on the tennis field. 

When asked about her relationship with tennis at the moment, Serena said, "But I did go on the court the other day and [realised] for the first time in my life that I'm not playing for a competition, and that felt very weird. It was like the first day of the rest of my life, and I am enjoying it so far. But I'm still trying to find that balance."

Serena Williams holds the maximum number of Grand Slam titles in the Open Era: 23. Even more than the Big3. Rafael Nadal is next with 22 titles, Novak Djokovic has 21, and Federer holds 20 Grand Slam titles. 

It'll be a moment of immense joy if the fans see the legendary, 23 times Grand Slam champion returned to the court and again play with the same endurance and prowess as she used to.