‘I’m Serena and It’s Pretty Awesome’ – Serena Williams Says She Has Always Been a ‘Game Changer’

Over the years, Serena Williams has found unparalleled success in her tennis career. She was born and brought up in a humble background. However, that didn’t deter Serena from becoming one of the best players tennis the world has ever seen. Working hard day in and day out during her junior days, Serena found success right from the early stages of her tennis career.

During her illustrious tennis career, the American legend has gone on to win an astonishing 23 Grand Slam singles titles. Moreover, she is just a Grand Slam title away from equaling Margaret Court’s record of 24 major titles. Recently, she revealed the success formula that has seen her achieve tremendous success in her career.

Serena Williams on being a ‘game changer’

During the post-match press conference after her first-round Wimbledon defeat, Serena was asked how she became a “game-changer” during her tennis career. She said, “Yeah, you just don’t be afraid to be different and don’t be afraid to stand out and yeah, I think I’ve, that’s been me and I love changing the game. I think that’s you know, something that I never kind of set out to do, and then somehow I did it, somehow I’m Serena and it’s pretty awesome.” 

The 23-time Grand Slam champion had a heartbreaking first-round exit at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. She went down fighting against Harmony Tan of France in a three-setter thriller. The former world number one gave it her all but couldn’t proceed further in the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.

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It was Serena’s first singles match in over a year. Despite her loss, the former world number one played well in a battle lasting more than three hours.

Serena set to become unranked

As a result of ranking points not being available at this year’s Wimbledon Championships, Serena is set to lose all her WTA singles ranking points after the tournament. Thus, she will move out of the WTA singles rankings when the table is updated post the tournament.

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This comes as a huge blow to Serena Williams at a time when she was eying an elusive 24th Grand Slam title.