"I don’t see a Cinderella happy ending" - Navratilova on Serena Williams in New York

| by Zlatko Vodenicharov

Martina Navratilova thinks Serena Williams needs to get ready for the possibility that her record-breaking career won't end on a happy note.

In a recent story for Vogue Magazine, Williams revealed that she is beginning to "evolve" away from tennis. She didn't say at the time which event would be her final one, but there is widespread suspicion that it will be the US Open, which begins on Monday.

Martina Navratilova stated in an interview with the Reuters news agency that she will need to control her emotions on the court.

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“It’s hard. When I retired in ’93 I told the press it was my last year which was a mistake because every single tournament was a freaking tear-jerker. Serena did it her way, which was announcing in a very glamorous way on Vogue magazine, but then she is not accepting the losses, she is not accepting what comes with it which is saying goodbye." said Navratilova and added:

"Emotions can only carry you so far, I don’t see a Cinderella happy ending where she wins the tournament. The way she has looked it doesn’t look like she is going to make a miraculous comeback and win the tournament. And with the stress of knowing this is likely your last tournament it doesn’t help. But if anyone can overcome it would be Serena.”

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