Serena should have it easy at USO, claims Navratilova

The former champion Martina Navratilova spoke about the GOAT status of Serena Williams and her chances at the upcoming US Open.

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Martina accepts Serena as a ‘Grand Slam GOAT’

Martina Navratilova spoke to the Tennis Channel about their recently conducted polls. Navratilova was asked about the status of Greatest of all time that Serena earned after the poll.

She said, “If you just go on majors, then you have Serena,”

She went ahead to say, “But I think Serena just wants that record [of 24 Grand Slam titles] regardless of any GOAT status. For her it’s about that number. Now she’s got a great chance with the U.S. Open with a smaller field obviously.”

Martina comments on chance at US Open for Williams

In a later interview with Forbes Magazine, Martina Navratilova said that as a top-ranked player, Williams will have difficulties without crowd support.

“She likes to feed off the energy from the crowd. That won’t be there. I think that’s more of a handicap for the top players than the lower-ranked players, the crowd not being there. Bit of an equalizer”.

The US Open Grand Slam tournament begins in New York on August 31st. Serena Willams will try to get the 24th Grand slam title she has been seeking. After the title, she will beat Margaret Court’s record of the highest number of slams won.

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