Happening today: US Open kicks off in Queens, with all eyes on Serena Williams for what's expected to be her last tournament. JohnBDias has the details.
recently announced she's retiring"She's one of the most important sports figures that I've certainly been around. Her impact on tennis, her impact on fashion, what she's done for women, what she's done for women athletes is just amazing," William Rodin, award-winning author and sports columnist, told CBS2 in an interview earlier this month.
"She's kind of like, I call it, almost the Aretha Franklin of her sport, and just being able to scream or choose loud and long and be who she is," he said. "Her as an athlete being not just a tennis player but being one of the most important athletes in the history of the sport. So from the tennis perspective, it's a big loss," said four-time US Open champion Rafael Nadal.
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