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Serena Williams of The United States celebrates victory during her ladies singles first round match against Kurumi Nara of Japan during Day five of the 2019 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
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Serena Williams of The United States celebrates victory during her ladies singles first round match against Kurumi Nara of Japan during Day five of the 2019 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
Former world number one and 23-time grand slam winner Serena Williams, has recently appeared at the Monaco Grand Prix along with husband Alexis Ohanian. The legendary American is the brand ambassador of Aston Martin and was given the privilege to support her best friend Lewis Hamilton.
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Serena Williams of the United States looks on prior to her Women’s Singles fourth round match against Petra Martic of Croatia on day seven of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 01, 2019 in Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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Serena Williams made her presence felt at the Monaco Grand Prix 2021
Serena also had the opportunity to wave the chequered flag, signaling the end of the race as Max Verstappen won the Monaco Grand Prix. However, the American, who was present along with team of Aston Martin, was enjoying the moment when Sebastian Vettel came for a pit stop.
“I didn’t get my camera”, Serena said.
When you get the @serenawilliams seal of approval, you know you've nailed it. 💚pic.twitter.com/1RwKR8OWVd
— Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) May 25, 2021
Serena was later interviewed at the grand prix, where she congratulated Verstappen along with all the racers for an exciting race. Preparing for the French Open this year along with coach Patrick Mouratoglou, the American appeared to have taken a time off from intense training.
Yesterday, Serena also attended the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, and even did commentary duties for the matchup between Grigor Dimitrov and Cristian Garin. The veteran had fun banter with Dimitrov during the match-talk.
Serena will have to face intense competition from youngsters at French Open
Since the semi-final run at the Australian Open this year, Serena Williams played at the Italian Open. The American was defeated by Nadia Podoroska in straight sets. Later at the Emilia-Romagna Open, the American reached the second round, where she was beaten by the young qualifier, Lisa Pigato.
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Even though it’s unfortunate for Serena to have back-to-back defeats, she has an impressive record at Roland Garros. The American won the title three times in her career(2002, 2013, 2015).
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 16, 2021 Serena Williams of the U.S. in action during her quarter final match against Romania’s Simona Halep REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
By winning the 2015 French Open, Serena became the third player in the women’s singles era to have won all the grand slams at least thrice.
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But, there are meagre chances of the American clinching her fourth Roland Garros title this year. With intense competition from youngsters like Ashleigh Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and other clay-courters, Serena will look to test her chances at Wimbledon rather than in Paris.
Also read: WATCH: Serena Williams Waves the Checkered Flag as Max Verstappen Wins at Monaco GP
