Serena Williams says she listens to 'Maniac' from 'Flashdance' as a pump up song before matches

• Serena Williams said "Maniac" from "Flashdance" is on her pre-game pump-up playlist.
• She added that Beyoncé's "THIQUE" will also be on her US Open playlist.

Serena Williams says she sometimes listens to Michael Sembello's "Maniac" from the 1983 movie "Flashdance" to pump her up for matches.

Speaking to the "Today" show on Friday, Williams said the song will be on her pre-match playlist for the US Open, which starts later this month.

She added that the song "THIQUE" from Beyoncé's new album, "Renaissance," will also make an appearance on the rotation for tournament.

Earlier this month, Williams said that she would be retiring from tennis following the US Open to focus on being a mother and her business ventures outside of the sport.

"I'm here to tell you that I'm evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me," she wrote in an emotional column in Vogue.

However, speaking to the Today show, Williams hinted that she could still yet play in next year's Australian Open, which begins in January.

"You never know," she said when asked about the possibility of playing in Melbourne. "I've learned in my career, never say never."

Whether Williams retires this year or next, she will bow out from the sport as one of its greatest ever players and the most decorated of the Open era having won 23 Grand Slams.