In an Instagram post after her victory – her first match on clay since the 2016 French Open final – Williams wrote: “Catsuit anyone?”
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In this September 6, 2002 file photo Serena Williams, of the U.S., returns to Lindsay Davenport, of the United States of America, during their semifinal match at the US Open in NY. But Williams seems to be eyeing the chance to break the world record of 24 Grand Slam wins now held by the Australian tennis star, Margaret Court. At the time of filming, it had only been eight months since she gave birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. “My priority is Olympia”.
But anyone foolish enough to think motherhood would kill off Williams’ competitive edge got a reminder of why the 23-times Grand Slam champion is one of the all-time greats as she clawed her way to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 second round win over Ashleigh Barty.
“It just kind of expands that, and I really, really embrace it”.
Serena Williams is on fire this week with her winning work on the singles and doubles court in Paris, her clothing store opening, her docuseries wrapping, and appearing on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar UK.
“I feel like everything else will fall into place”.
Queensland’s Barty and grand slam titan Williams, contesting her first tournament since childbirth previous year, will square off for a place in the third round.
“I don’t know [about winning the title]”. It was a solid performance from Barty, who came into this tournament dealing with a back issue that forced her to retire in the middle of the Internationaux de Strasbourg.
And the frightening experience has just pushed her to become the best of the best.
“That’s hard. And just coming back from the physical impact of having a baby, at my age is never easy”. “Emotionally it’s different because I’m so emotionally attached to my daughter. So there are definitely some differences”. But, as it turns out, she also has a Black Panther-inspired catsuit which makes her feel like a “warrior princess”. She has simply redesigned it so that it fits in around her daughter’s routine. “I’m taking it a day at a time”. “I feel good and just so happy to be back here”.
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“It’s not like she never won a slam and then now she wants to come back because she has something to achieve from that perspective”, Djokovic added.
