“I don’t talk about that anymore”.
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Wimbledon champion Serena Williams insists she won’t let her chase for the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles become a damaging distraction.
Williams’ slight funk, of course, would have been many players’ bonanza.
Serena Williams knows quite a lot about Steffi Graf, whose 22-slam Open era singles record she equalled with a seventh Wimbledon title on Saturday, but only a little about Margaret Court, the Australian she met in Perth in January but is otherwise still chasing. “I think she should go on to win more”.
“It’s always an honour to play against her and it’s the best feeling to play here on Centre Court”.
Having coped with the heavy artillery heading her way, Kerber’s downfall was self-inflicted as two poor errors opened the door for Williams to take the opener.
“Definitely so excited to win Wimbledon”. “I think it was a great final”.
Since winning Wimbledon 12 months ago, Serena had been stuck on 21 Slams after losing in the US Open semi-finals and this year’s Australian and French Open finals.
In the early part of their careers, Serena and Venus were a familiar fixture in the doubles at the grand slams and their sheer power was usually enough to see off most pairs who played a more traditional form of doubles.
The sisters have not taken Grand Slam doubles titles since they dominated Wimbledon in 2012, the sports outlet notes. “It was getting down to the pressure”.
Just like that, the heartbreak endured at the three most recent Grand Slam tournaments, including losses of two finals, was erased by Serena Williams on Saturday afternoon at the All-England Club.
Raonic reached the final by beating seven-time champion Federer in the semifinals.
Williams wasnt even done for the day after her singles match. The sisters are 14-0 in major doubles finals.
“Watching Serena earlier was so incredible, and I was so into that”, Venus said during a joint interview with the BBC after the doubles.
“I thought, “Wow, this break is really important”. With her first serve dialled in and dominant, the American was able to clinch a 7-5, 6-3 victory after one hour and 23 minutes on Centre Court.
In the next game, Kerber went up 40-15 but Williams began attacking and forced a break point. “That is when I started saying “look, I am going”.
“I learned that you can’t win everything, even though I try really hard”.
For those of you who know the game well, Williams has been playing for 18 years with a total of 64 starts -that’s a 34.4 percent of her matches.
Serena, who also lost the French Open final, hit 13 aces and 39 winners to win the Wimbledon title for the seventh time.
“It was really tough”, Williams told BBC Sport. “I think Serena was returning better there”.
So, Williams was asked Saturday, is she already thinking about No. 25, to surpass Court?
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Its different, she said. That’s really all you need.
