Serena Williams’ Return: Is She Ready for the New Season?
Tennis legend Serena Williams was eliminated in the third round at the US Open, the last grand slam tournament of the season, while bidding a tearful farewell to her career. As the repercussions of this farewell continued, Williams hinted on a television program she participated in that he might come back from her retirement decision. And now tennis fans are wondering how long Serena Williams, 40, can stand to be away from her nearly 27-year career.
Williams, who has not been on the court since the first round of the 2021 Wimbledon, where she was forced to withdraw from the match with a left leg injury, has 23 grand slam titles. The American tennis player, who lost all 4 grand slam finals she played after his 2017 Australian Open victory, has won Wimbledon 7 times, the last of which was in 2016.
Serena Williams Biography
Serena Williams was born in United States. Serena Williams, who has played or won the final of many tournaments throughout her career, also has a brother who is a professional tennis player like herself.
Williams, Martina Navratilova, Stefi Graff, Margaret Court, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova are called the best names in the history of women’s tennis along with names such as. Serna Williams, who also has the distinction of being the highest-earning athlete in women, has managed to pocket an amount of approximately $ 68 million.
Serena Willams Achievements
Serena Williams has always been at the top of the tennis world, especially after the year 2000. She reached the top of the women’s ATP rankings in 2002. After this period, she either stayed at the top or was near the top. With her unique playing style, she has brought many innovations to women’s tennis or caused innovations to come. She has achieved the feat of winning Grand Slams 23 times during his career. Some notable tournaments she has won are:
- S. Open (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012,2013, 2014)
- French Open (2002, 2013,2015)
- Australian Open (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017)
- Wimbledon (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016)
It can be stated that courts with grass, earth and hard surfaces almost show high performance. The most important opponent of the famous athlete, who is almost an expert in giving her opponents a hard time, has been her sister Venus Williams. She has faced her brother many times in the finals, semi-finals and quarter-finals.
As she has achieved many successes in singles, she is a name that has achieved similar successes in doubles. Serena, who usually teams up with her brother in doubles competitions, has also achieved many successes at the Olympic Games and managed to win a gold medal. Looking at his career in general, she has a total of 39 Grand Slam Titles, including 23 singles, 14 doubles and 2 mixed doubles titles. The relevant figure clearly reveals how successful Williams has been.