WILLIAMS. Away from the field for more than a year, Serena Williams will return to competition. The player with 23 Grand Slams has been invited by the organizers of Wimbledon.
She has been absent from the field for more than a year, Serena Williams is making her comeback in a Grand Slam tournament this week in London. Opposed to the French Harmony Tan in the first round, the American, former world number 1, then has a rather open table in this Wimbledon 2022 and can, why not, claim a good run and a match against Iga Swiatek.
“I didn’t retire. I needed to heal myself physically and mentally, I had no plans, it’s just that I didn’t know when I was going to come back and in what state I would be. would come back, “explained the 40-year-old American this Saturday at a press conference. “Wimbledon was not easy last year. I felt like I was injured most of the year. Then I injured my thigh. I tried hard to play in New York, I gave everything I had, every day, to be ready or at least to try to be. But I ended up realizing that I couldn’t. So I put away my snowshoes while I heal myself.”
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Biography Serena Williams. Serena Williams was born on September 26, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Coming from a poor family, Serena and her older sister Venus discover very quickly that they have a talent for tennis. A talent that they work with their father Richard who wants to get them out of “poverty”. Serena is the last of five daughters: Yetunde (died September 14, 2003), Lindrea, Isha Price and Venus. The Williams family moves to Compton, California where Serena and Venus start competing. In the U.S. Under-10, the Saginaw native had a record of 46 wins and three losses. She made her professional debut at the age of 14, where she quickly made a name for herself.
Serena Williams bases her game on her precise serve and powerful groundstrokes. In forehand and backhand, the Williams sisters had a very short preparation, which allows them to take control of exchanges very quickly and dominate their opponents. If Serena Williams has won so many major tournaments in her career, her mind has allowed her to get out of complicated matches against fierce competitors.
What is Serena Williams’ track record?
In her career, Serena Williams has won 73 titles including 23 Grand Slam singles (7 Australian Open, 3 Roland Garros, 7 Wimbledon and 6 US Open), 4 gold medals at the Olympic Games (with his sister). Five triumphs at the Masters WTA Finals add to his list. “Mommy Smash” has lost 25 times in the final of a tournament. She is the 6th player in the Open era (since 1968) to have achieved the Grand Slam (winning the four major tournaments in a row). Serena Williams achieved this performance over two separate seasons (2002-2003 and 2014-2015).
What is Serena Williams’ ranking?
Currently ranked 245th in the world WTA, Serena Williams is far from the first place she occupied for 319 weeks, more than six years. She co-holds with Steffi Graff the record for the number of consecutive weeks spent as world No. 1 with 186 weeks. Since the beginning of her career, the American has played 1007 matches on the WTA circuit for a record of 855 wins and 152 losses.
What is Serena Williams’ fortune?
Since 1995 when she turned professional, Serena Williams has amassed nearly 100 million dollars ($94,518,971m) in prize money.
Who is Serena Williams’ husband?
On the private side, Serena Williams got married on November 16, 2017 with Alexis Ohanian, founder of the site Reddit. Before their union, the tennis player gave birth on September 1, 2017 to their daughter named Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
Who is Serena Williams’ father?
Without Richard Williams, Serena might not have been able to turn professional. Like her sister Venus. Both players were trained by their father who personally coached them on a dilapidated tennis court with balls he collected from tennis clubs. The film “The Williams Method” retraces the road traveled by the Williams family to see the two girls reach the top of world tennis.
Will Smith plays Father Williams in the film. For this biopic, the American actor won the Oscar for best actor, the BAFTA (British ceremony) for best actor and the Golden Globes for best actor in a drama.