Serena Williams loses to Ajla Tomljanovic in U.S. Open farewell

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Serena Jameka Williams American professional tennis player

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I've been down before. ... I don't really give up," Williams said.

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In my career, I've never given up. In matches, I don't give up. Definitely wasn't giving up tonight."

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"It's been the most incredible ride and journey I've ever been on in my life,

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Williams said, tears streaming down her cheeks shortly after one final shot landed in the net.

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The first came in 1999 in New York, when Williams was a teen.

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That's that's just who she is: She's the greatest of all time. Period."

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She would win her first major trophy 12 months later at the U.S. Open. And now she said goodbye in that same stadium.

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