“Good news for fans” Serena Williams says she’s still aiming to beat the….
23-time grand slam champion Serena Williams says she’s still aiming to beat Margaret Court’s record of 24.
“I should have been at like 30 or 32 (grand slam singles titles),” Williams told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.
“I should have had it (the record), really, I’ve had many opportunities to have it. But I’m not giving up.”
Williams was forced to miss January’s Australian Open following the advice of her medical team, announcing in December that she wasn’t “where I need to be physically to compete.”
“Good news for fans” Serena Williams says she’s still aiming to beat the….
Speaking to Amanpour in Paris, Williams said she will play at the French Open in May — the next grand slam in the tennis calendar — if her body allows.
“Paris is one of my favorite cities, and I actually love the clay. So we’ll see what happens. Hopefully if my body is holding up, then I’ll definitely be there.”
Williams’ rise from a young girl learning to play tennis on dilapidated courts in Compton, California, to become one of the most successful and decorated athletes in history is the stuff of legend.
Now immortalized in the Hollywood film “King Richard” — which Williams and her sister Venus executive produced — their father was pivotal in the duo’s development as players.
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Played by Will Smith, the film shows how Richard Williams catapulted his daughters to tennis stardom.
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