Serena Williams faces the Australian Open with the challenge of achieving her twenty-fourth Grand Slam title and once and for all equal the historic record of Australia's Margaret Court.
A challenge that has not gone unnoticed by the tennis world, which applauds the ambition of the youngest Williams. The last to surrender to the figure of Serena has beenor the Austrian Barbara Schett, who made these statements to the Tennis365 portal: “It is incredible that he wants to look for another Grand Slam title at 39. I cannot believe that he continues to play at a high level at this age. It's not like he played a couple of rounds and walked away. No, she plays these tournaments thoroughly and is very impressive. “
Schett, who will present the Australian Open special program at Eurosport, also expressed his amazement at the high level of Serena herself and Federer despite their age. “If someone told me that Serena and Roger would continue to play and compete at 39, I would have said they would not have that opportunity. I retired when I was 28 years old and feeling olderSo this is amazing of these champions. “
The Austrian also claims that Serena is the best tennis player of all time and is confident that she will win at least one more Grand Slam. “I don't know where Serena gets all that motivation from. It's incredible to me. I think she wants to be the best tennis player of all time and that is why she is eager to reach the Margaret Court record. For me, she will be the best ever. I want him to win another Grand Slam because he deserves it. “