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ISTANBUL, TURKEY – OCTOBER 23: Serena Williams of the United States walks out to face Angieszka Radwanska of Poland during day two of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships at the Sinan Erdem Dome October 23, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY – OCTOBER 23: Serena Williams of the United States walks out to face Angieszka Radwanska of Poland during day two of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships at the Sinan Erdem Dome October 23, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
23-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams is currently taking a long break from tennis due to a hamstring injury that she suffered last year at Wimbledon. Consequently, she missed last year’s US Open and the Australian Open 2022 as well.
Meanwhile, she has been enjoying her time off the tennis court. Leading to some uncertainty over her tennis career whether she still has the hunger to win a Grand Slam title. Notably, Margaret Court still has the most number of singles Grand Slam titles in women’s tennis; Serena is just one behind. In a recent interview with CNN, the American tennis player revealed whether she has the drive to win another Grand Slam.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 17: Serena Williams of the United States plays a shot in her first round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland on day two of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 17, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
Serena Williams is not giving up yet
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In the interview with CNN, Serena Williams talked to the host Christiane Amanpour and discussed her desire to win that one Grand Slam title. Serena thought she had many opportunities to win that one title, but could not. She did mention, though, that she was not giving up just yet.
“You know, I’m committed to me right now. I love tennis and I love, you know, what I do and right now I just have to commit to me. What does that mean? I don’t know, I still play tennis obviously (laughs) and I still train… I’m the kind of person who’s like, honestly I should have been at like 30 or 32… That’s kind of how I look at it,” Serena talked about her commitment to reaching 24 Grand Slam titles.
At the beginning of the week, I sat down with one of the greatest tennis players of all time @serenawilliams in Paris.
I asked Serena whether she thinks she can still match Margaret Court's record 24 Grand Slam singles titles. "I'm not giving up," she tells me. pic.twitter.com/0zrMCGlRIN
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) March 4, 2022
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“I haven’t done it at all, or else I would have done it… I should have had it, really, I have had many opportunities to have it but I’m not giving up,” Serena further said.
Can Serena make a comeback at the French Open?
At the moment, we are not sure about Serena’s injury situation. However, it feels like she’s much closer to her comeback. The 23-time Grand Slam champion left the tennis court at Wimbledon in tears last year and did not return to the court to play tennis.
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After missing the Australian Open, she is probably aiming to make a return at the French Open or maybe the Wimbledon in June. Currently, it does not matter when or where she returns. The important thing is that she is not giving up on her dream yet.
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Can Serena win one more Grand Slam to reach her goal? Let us know in the comments.
