There is one year, Serena Williams was far to imagine what it is going through in July. Beaten in the 3rd round of Wimbledon by Alize Cornet, the American had not the head at any Grand Slam. She came especially to chain a third disillusionment on in a major tournament. If the 2013 season had been promising, marked by two new Grand Slam titles, in 2014 did not live up to expectations … until the US Open 2014, which was a real detonator.
Despite its loss of confidence, the American bounced back by signing a superb victory in New York, punctuated without losing a set in a fortnight, who revived the machine inexorably. A few months later, here seven successful achieve the feat of his career.
For a year now that the younger of the Williams sisters have not lost a Grand Slam match. 28 consecutive victories in major tournaments, that was twelve years it had not happened to him since his first “Serena Slam”. It is very far from its record in this area, namely 33 straight wins between Roland Garros 2002 (1st round) and 2003 (quarter-final). But it is not this one she looks the most. Of course, this figure will be a mandatory step to another much more important. Much more striking. Many more intoxicating: a 22nd major title of his career. This figure reached by Steffi Graf during his last victory at Roland Garros in 1999.
“It clearly shows that she can still achieve a lot in this sport”
As a symbol, it can match this outstanding performance at the US Open achieving the Grand Slam in one season, that only Germany has done in the Open era in 1988. With six titles gleaned in New York between 1999 and 2014 including three on the last three years, Serena Williams is like in a chair to accomplish this unprecedented feat for her. “21 titles, it necessarily figure , was told her coach Patrick Mouratoglou. But there’s no reason to stop there. By winning four Grand Slam titles consequential, she shows clearly that she can still achieve a lot in this sport. “
Serena Williams – Wimbledon 2015 – AFP
Champion also non-standard it is, this is the first time in her life she finds herself in such a situation. She had never started the season with three straight wins in the first Grand Slam lifted. His coach is no stranger to this: from the beginning of their collaboration in summer 2012, Serena Williams has won eight major trophies and have not lost in the final. “And it will be very difficult to stop him, still believes his coach. Given its features and tennis she plays, she will continue to win. Maybe not every time but it will continue to do so “.
At Wimbledon, the US continues its dream season. Since the beginning of 2015, she won 39 matches out of 40. Only Petra Kvitova in Madrid has managed to dominate the semi-final (6-2, 6-3). The trip to see the US Open, where she triple defending champion, is for once quite a shock. Yet despite the huge margin that it has on its competitors, she knows she is not immune to a bad day. At Roland Garros, as Wimbledon, Serena has won a lot of matches to experience, but has not really crushed the competition at every turn, what had made him say: “after all that m ‘ arrived in Grand Slam this year, my biggest enemy is myself. “
This does not prevent him from achieving the best season of his career. In London, it even became, at 33 years and 263 days, the oldest to win a major title player, leaving behind Martina Navratilova. And given his level and his desire to win, everything suggests that it still dig a little this record, either at the US Open or elsewhere. Once all 22 tracks Steffi Graf matched by the United States, it only remains to run after him the absolute record in the history of women’s tennis, held by Margaret Smith Court (24). Next year, maybe it will even ancient history.
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