The crowd outside of Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York bid Serena Williams an emotional goodbye after what may have been the last singles match of her glittering career
Defeat has always been hard to swallow for the fiercely competitive Williams and no doubt the 7-5 6-7 6-1 loss to the 46th ranked Australian stung her to her core.
Without a WTA Tour title and never before going beyond the quarter-finals of any Grand Slam, Tomljanovic has spent most her career as one of tennis' lesser-known names. "I always did love Australia, though," she later told reporters, hinting at a tilt at the Australian Open in January. "I liked the quote," explained Tomljanovic. "I felt pressure, from myself, where I'm at in my career.
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