Article 62X13 Andy Murray wants Serena Williams’s US Open farewell to be a celebration

Andy Murray wants Serena Williams’s US Open farewell to be a celebration

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Tumaini Carayol in New York
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Andy Murray believes the focus of Serena Williams's final matches should be on a celebration of her career and legacy rather than dwelling on her form after a year of not competing at the top level.

She has hardly played in the last few years," said Murray. Expectations on her run should be very low. The celebrations of her career should be really, really high. When I first found out, I was sad about it, but at the same time, she will probably want this week to be about everything she has achieved, having a really nice send-off - more of a celebration than being really upset that it is the end."

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