She is only a victory of her dream. Once again, the American Serena Williams could equal the record of Margaret Court, holder of 24 Grand Slam tournaments for 46 years.
The seven-time Wimbledon winner has been chasing this title since January 2017 and her victory at the Australian Open. But he did not stop escaping him.
She first paused her career, gave birth to her first child in December 2017, and then took her racket a little over a year ago. The American, however, passed close to the legend in London and New York ...
With the title on the line, expect the unexpected ... #Wimbledon | @serenawilliams | @Simona_Halep pic.twitter.com/pl2sCjAsNM
Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2019The end of a difficult period
In the final at Wimbledon, she could not fight against Angelique Kerber. In the final at the US Open, she had been swept by Naomi Osaka, showing her dark side by attacking the referee. Nothing has really worked since then and at 37, the champion has been caught by physical glitches. Annoyed by a problem in the right knee, she then chained the underperformance until going out in the third round of Roland Garros at the hands of his young compatriot Sofia Kenin.
And then Serena Williams has resurfaced ... She paused between Paris and London, cared for her knee, regained her composure to win on the All England Club turf and become the oldest finalist of a Grand Slam tournament since the beginning of the Open era.
The ladies take Center stage ...
A 24th Grand Slam for Serena gold #Wimbledon title for Simona # Wimbledon | @serenawilliams | @Simona_Halep pic.twitter.com/wlItuPVzGx
In the final, she will find Simona Halep, an opponent she has dominated in the past. The Romanian has won once in ten clashes. It was in 2014 at the end of the year Masters, a game without big stake. Both players were in the final ... and the American was unplayable (6-3, 6-0).
AFP