“Believe me, I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family,” Serena wrote. “I don’t think it’s fair. If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.”

Serena also said that entering her 40s has changed her perspective. According to her, she wants to spend these years building her family with her husband, Alexis Ohanian. However, the athlete admitted that she isn’t entirely happy about retiring.