Serena Williams has played four grand slam finals since she became a mother in 2017 but without fail to clinch her 24th grand slam title in single. The 38-year-old has been chasing Margaret Court's record for many years - the Australian who, with his 24 grand slam titles, has won the most in history.
Despite the fact that Wimbledon has been canceled and that the French championships and the US Open have been moved forward, the motivation is at the top of the American.
Her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, says that the competition stay even benefits the 38-year-old. Williams has had back problems for the past year.
- It's been good for her. Now she has had time to rest the body, a rest that has been much needed, Mouratoglou told Reuters.
He adds that experienced players, like Serena Williams, are not affected to the same extent as less experienced players by the break.
- For a player with so much experience, the game is not affected much by a few months without a competitor. And some of the best, such as Roger Federer, have come back after six months of absence and won a grand slam right away. But it's only these experienced players who can do it, which Serena belongs to so she'll do this well.
Williams joined the Australian Open in January but there was a respite in the third round following a loss against 27th seeded Chinese Qiang Wang.