lost Tuesday in a first-round shocker to World No. 115 Harmony Tan. That stunning early departure in London, after nearly a year of being off-court, opened the floodgates for the usual question posed to the 40-year-old superstar: When will you retire?Asked at a post-match press conference if she’ll ever play tennis again professionally, Williams cryptically said, “That’s a question I can’t answer.
I don’t know . . . Who knows? Who knows where I’ll pop up?”The reality, actually, has little to do with swatting a furry yellow ball.
Williams, who Forbes estimates is worth $260 million and made $45.9 million last year in off-court income, is popping up everywhere: in Hollywood, fashion, publishing, venture capital and more.
She has laid the groundwork for a post-sports career that could rival Michael Jordan’s. Sports business writer Andrew Petcash has even predicted Williams will become the first female billionaire athlete, thanks to her portfolio of endorsements and investments, including a minority stake in the Miami Dolphins — an NFL team valued at $3.42 billon.“She’s not just an endorser, she’s a mogul,” Bob Dorfman, a sports marketing expert with the Pinnacle agency, told The Post.
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