Can Serena Williams do the unthinkable and win the 2022 Wimbledon Championships to equal Margaret Court’s all-time grand slam record?
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There are not many tennis players who’ve changed world tennis but Serena Williams is one of them. She will eventually go down as one of the greatest players of all time but keeping her achievements aside, she will be remembered as the player who changed the dynamics of women’s tennis. She is also widely regarded as the pioneer of change in the popularity of women’s tennis.
Before Serena came into the picture, women’s tennis was much softer with players depending on long rallies. But with the inception of Serena, a more diverse game with ruthless aggression and a strong baseline game prevailed. She brought a different level of a power play to the women’s game and everybody followed the trend.
With this ruthless aggression, Serena won 23 grand slam titles and is just one major shy of equaling Margaret Court’s record of 24 major titles. Serena injured herself at Wimbledon last year in the first round and hasn’t played a professional tournament ever since. Many assumed that the American legend, given he is over 40, has decided to hang her boots but to everyone’s shock, just a few days ago, she announced that she will be returning on tour and will play the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.
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Serena Williams’ realistic chances to win Wimbledon
Serena must obviously be motivated to think of returning to competitive tennis. The fire in her to win one more major and equal Margaret Court must be strong and given her mental strength, she is very well capable of doing so. But the only problem is that her body will hold up for two weeks of intense matches or not. Serena’s best chance to equal Court is Wimbledon given her love for the surface and her past record. Her big serve and power play are very well-suited for grass-court tennis.
Another issue is that Serena has decided to play Wimbledon very late and hence won’t play any build-up tournaments. The only court time ahead of Wimbledon she will get is at Eastbourne next week where she’ll play doubles with Ons Jabeur. It will be interesting to see how she serves and moves towards the net.
Having said that, Serena is very well capable of winning Wimbledon this year but there are many dark clouds surrounding it. Her fitness is the main concern along with her form. Nobody knows which version of Serena will step on the lawns of All England Club. The initial couple of matches will be very important to her. If she manages to notch up two good wins, she is capable of carrying the momentum into the second week.
Win or lose, doesn’t matter, most of the fans are just happy that they’ll be witnessing one of the greats of the game, play in the oldest tennis tournament. Wimbledon and Serena have a very strong bond with the American winning the Championship 7 times. If she manages to win Wimbledon this year, it will definitely be one of the greatest ever moment in sporting history and Serena will go down as the greatest ever player to have played the sport.
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