Serena Williams can equal my 24 Majors, says Margaret Court
In an interview to the Herald Sun on Sunday, the 24-time Grand Slam winner Margaret Court commented on Serena Williams possibly equalling her Majors in two weeks by winning the Australian Open. The American already reached two Grand Slam finals in 2018 at Wimbledon and US Open. “I think it’s possible for Serena to equal me, if anybody’s gonna do it, it’s Serena, but I don’t think there’s a clear-cut favourite", said Court. "I think it’s a pretty open tournament and I think an outsider can win it.”
Court also praised Serena's physical and mental longevity, being able to confirm her successes year in and year out. “When you’re young, you tend not to think about it too much. I won my first Australian championship when I was 17 and I had no nerves. As I went along… it became harder," said Court.
In an interview to BBC last year, the Australian legend had said: “It’s not easy to win Grand Slams, it’s probably easier today than when we were playing. We had wooden rackets, we had to travel 10 months of the year, we played every week, we couldn’t take the family with us, we couldn’t take any masseurs, we didn’t know any of that, we played with injuries.”
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from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2FDhfDF
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