"Don’t play with my feelings, Serena" - Tennis fans react to Serena Williams' latest hint towards tennis comeback

Serena Williams teased the tennis world, sparking more speculation about a potential comeback to tennis with a recent social media post. Williams unveiled a new tennis racket, suggesting that she is a &quot;little bored&quot; and wants to play some tennis.Williams retired from professional tennis at the US Open in late August and had a memorable farewell ceremony at her home Grand Slam tournament. Since then, the 41-year-old has given subtle hints about a potential comeback to the sport.On Thursday, Williams took to Instagram to post a photo of her new racket along with a cheeky caption. While there was no specific mention of a return to the tour, tennis fans could not contain their excitement and speculated about what the statement could mean.&quot;I'm a little bored,&quot; Serena Williams wrote on Instagram.Via Serena Williams on Instagram.Many fans joked that the American tennis great was &quot;messing&quot; with them again, while others felt she would play at least one more Grand Slam next season.&quot;Don’t play with my feelings, Serena,&quot; a Twitter user wrote.Fa 👑@strudeldulceDon’t play with my feelings, Serena twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenberg136👀 https://t.co/Wn5SmR2dvyDon’t play with my feelings, Serena twitter.com/benrothenberg/…nekesa mumbi moody@nekesamumbiI feel like we may see Serena down under after all! twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenberg62236👀 https://t.co/Wn5SmR2dvyI feel like we may see Serena down under after all! twitter.com/benrothenberg/…&quot;She really felt hard done by that Roger's sending off out did hers,&quot; another fan expressed.Stuart Sinclair@S_Sinclair_STO@BenRothenberg She really felt hard done by that Rogers sending off out did hers.3@BenRothenberg She really felt hard done by that Rogers sending off out did hers.Here are a few more reactions from tennis fans to Serena Williams' latest hint at a return to the sport:Mat “Parody Account” Izquierdo@matizquiWe have another Tom Brady on our hands. We spent 7 straight weeks celebrating her and she’s been out of the spotlight for about 10 minutes and is having second thoughts. twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenberg62636👀 https://t.co/Wn5SmR2dvyWe have another Tom Brady on our hands. We spent 7 straight weeks celebrating her and she’s been out of the spotlight for about 10 minutes and is having second thoughts. twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Gage@GagerGage_Do NOT mess with me rn Serena twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenberg336👀 https://t.co/Wn5SmR2dvyDo NOT mess with me rn Serena twitter.com/benrothenberg/…77th team leader@Sargesbackheel@BenRothenberg She’s defo playing Wimbledon next year2@BenRothenberg She’s defo playing Wimbledon next yearManoj@manojpoppadom@BenRothenberg I feel I’m the only person in the world (since the us open and looking at the things she has said) who thinks she is going to play the aus open.1@BenRothenberg I feel I’m the only person in the world (since the us open and looking at the things she has said) who thinks she is going to play the aus open.Amélie 🫶🏽👸🏾🐐@likethemovie19@BenRothenberg She’s playin with my heart lol1@BenRothenberg She’s playin with my heart lolJarry Barclay@jarrybarclay@BenRothenberg Coach the young one?@BenRothenberg Coach the young one?Kelly-marie Jones, MBA, MSLM@kellyca@BenRothenberg What are the odds? 1@BenRothenberg What are the odds? 😂Serena Williams nominated for WTA Comeback Player of the Year award2022 US Open - Day 5In her final season on the WTA tour, Serena Williams was recently nominated for the WTA Comeback Player of the Year award. Williams returned to the tour shortly before the 2022 Wimbledon Championships after a year-long break due to injury and uncertainty regarding her future in the sport. Donna Vekic, Daria Saville, and Tatjana Maria are the other nominees for the year-end award.Williams started her comeback by playing in a doubles tournament before playing her first singles match in over a year at Wimbledon. She lost in the opening round at the grass-court Major. Ahead of the American hardcourt swing, Williams announced that she would bid farewell to tennis at the US Open. She won three of the seven singles matches she played in 2022, with two of those wins coming at Flushing Meadows against Danka Kovinic and then World No. 2 Anett Kontaveit.Williams has won the Comeback Player of the Year twice before, in 2004 and 2018.

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