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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 19: (L-R) Serena Williams and Venus Williams attend the 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 19: (L-R) Serena Williams and Venus Williams attend the 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Martina Navratilova, the 18-time Grand Slam champion, faced many tough opponents throughout her stellar career. With Chris Evert, she had one of the greatest rivalries in tennis history. Apart from Evert, she also faced some legendary tennis players like Billie Jean King, Venus, and Serena Williams.
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Recently, Navratilova spoke about Serena Williams’ legacy, who played her final match at the US Open on Friday night. She also discussed what it was like to compete against the legendary Williams sisters.
Martina Navratilova on Venus and Serena Williams
The 18-time Grand Slam champion, Navratilova discussed the Williams sisters’ dominance over their opponents. She also mentioned how aggressive they are at the nets and how hard they hit the ball.
She said, “Oh, phenomenal. I played against them a couple of times. They just overpowered you. They just hit the ball so much harder than everybody. And were very aggressive at the net.”
Navratilova went on to discuss Serena and Venus were simply too strong for their opponents, she said “When you combine their skill and consistency, that’s what happens. Some teams might have played better tactically, but Serena and Venus were just too strong.”
She also compared the Williams sisters’ dominance to that of Aaron Rodgers’ NFL team, she said “Like the old Green Bay Packers — run it up the middle. You know what’s coming and you still can’t stop it.”
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Williams sisters have dominated the WTA tour
Venus and Serena both rose to fame on the tour following their debut in the mid-1990s. Serena Williams, then only 17 years old, won her first Grand Slam title at the US Open in 1999. Venus Williams, on the other hand, won her first Grand Slam title a year later at Wimbledon, and she also won the US Open that year.

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Serena Williams (L) and Venus Williams touch rackets after Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 during Top Seed Open – Day 4 at the Top Seed Tennis Club on August 13, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
The sisters also won 14 Grand Slam titles as a team and three Olympic gold medals in addition to winning singles matches at Grand Slam competitions. Serena has won an incredible 23 major titles, while Venus has won seven Grand Slam singles titles so far in her career. Therefore, many people regard Serena as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
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