“You know my answer to that”- Serena Williams reveals her true goals for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
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Serena Williams is back at Wimbledon, and it appears that she’s determined to emerge as the ultimate champion. At the grasscourt Grand Slam, where Williams, 40, has won seven of her 23 major championships, was forced to leave her first-round match last year due to a leg ailment. The American needed a wildcard from Wimbledon’s organisers, the All England Lawn Tennis Club, to play in the women’s singles main draw after her ranking dropped to 1,204.
Nevertheless, at this week’s Eastbourne competition, she teamed up with Tunisian Ons Jabeur in doubles as a warm-up for the major, which begins on Monday. The pair advanced to the quarterfinals when Jabeur’s injury ended their campaign.
“I have high goals”- Serena Williams
The 23-time Grand Slam champion dismissed inquiries about her ultimate objective for the competition at a press conference before her opening match against Harmony Tan by claiming that the response should be obvious at this point. “You know my answer to that, come on now. I have high goals,” Serena Williams joked. “Every match is hard, every match. You cannot underestimate anyone, on any day. And anyone could have been drawn to play me.”
For the American, who wants to match Margaret Court’s record of 24 Major victories, winning the Wimbledon will be a difficult task. She has the chance to ease into the draw, though, with potential matches against Harmony Tan and the 32nd seed Sara Sorribes Tormo. Next up for her are the sixth seed and last year’s runner-up Karolina Pliskova and 2022 French Open runner-up Coco Gauff. However, if Williams finds her early form, she may make them pay for any errors.
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