Serena Williams is not burdened with thoughts of a 24th major win
Serena Williams will start the Australian Open 2021 on Monday. Her first opponent on the way to a possible 24th success in a Grand Slam tournament is Laura Siegemund .
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last edit: Feb 07, 2021, 01:07 pm
The playful form is right, there are question marks again about the physical condition of Serena Williams. This is how one could summarize the previous appearances after the end of the 14-day quarantine. At the exhibition match in Adelaide, Serena defeated Naomi Osaka in the match tie-break, and her performance at the Yarra Valley Classic was also very good.
The semi-final against Ashleigh Barty, however, gave Williams to herself - even though, after the success against Danielle Collins, she still said how much she was looking forward to the duel with the world number one. Withdrawal as a precautionary measure before the first major of the year - not only the 39-year-old American knew how to use it skillfully. Victoria Azarenka and Naomi Osaka, who played the final at the US Open in New York in 2020, did the same to Serena.
Serena Williams starts against Laura Siegemund
But that no longer matters. Serena Williams faced the press in Melbourne, her campaign for a 24th major victory will begin on Monday. Of course, she often thinks about the fact that the majors are the only reason why they still play tennis (Serena put that on the record a few days ago).
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To kick off, Laura Siegemund, a player who knows Williams very well, is waiting. The German vary the pace, play a little differently than the norm. In any case, it is a good start into the tournament. If this is successful, it will still be challenging for Serena. Especially in a potential third round against Allison Riske. Or afterwards against Aryna Sabalenka .
Final victory against sister Venus
As is well known, Serena Williams took the last lasting memory of a major victory with her from Melbourne. In 2017 she won here, in the final against Sister Venus. And already pregnant. Laura Siegemund is a very good touchstone in the second match in the Rod Laver Arena on the night from Sunday to Monday whether she can apply for a really big title again.
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