Serena Williams in times of the Corona crisis - "Every little thing drives me crazy"
Serena Williams wanted to get closer to her best form at the WTA Premier Mandatory tournament in Indian Wells. The refusal - like that of the following events - irritated the 23-time major winner.
by Jens Huiber
last edit: Mar 24, 2020, 09:05 pm
Matches, matches, matches - that would be what Serena Williams would have needed even more than most of her colleagues on the WTA tour, who were also forced to take a break. Despite her success in Auckland earlier this season, her first tournament win since 2017, the American hadn't traveled to the Australian Open in top form. And had to say goodbye there early against Qiang Wang. This was followed by two very mixed appearances in the Fed Cup against Latvia, with a narrow victory against Jelena Ostapenko and an even closer defeat against Anastasija Sevastova.
Then Serena's coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, stated that his protégé's match fitness was not yet at the necessary level. The hope, however, was that the 38-year-old was slowly roving in at the tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami.
Serena caught cold by cancellations
Now Serena Williams works in the home office, like all other tennis clubs. And you don't get it well, as she said in a post on the social network TikTok. "At the beginning I thought: Ok, that can't really affect me," said Serena. "And then suddenly Indian Wells was canceled and I thought: It's strange, but at least I now have a little free time to enjoy." The subsequent cancellations would have caused her to feel generally unwell.
You have withdrawn from all social contacts for two weeks. With the following result: "Every little thing drives me crazy." She spends all her time alone with her daughter - who immediately got a nasty Serena look for a cough. "That made me sad. I just thought: is she okay? Can I do anything for my daughter? I just don't know what to do. And instead of being relaxed, I'm completely under stress. "