Serena favourite to win US Open women’s title
A decade later, she looks like a favourite to win it for the fourth time. A much different task, she said, when everybody’s aiming for you.
“Ten years ago I definitely wasn’t a favourite,” she said. “I felt like I had nothing to lose, and I like that attitude. When you play with that attitude, then you can go a really far way. That’s kind of how I would like to even approach it this year.”
A nice thought if she can pull it off.
She wasn’t pushed hard in her first-round match, a 6-4, 6-1 win over Alexa Glatch on Monday.
Williams is seeking her third Grand Slam of the year, yet despite the success, she is ranked No. 2, behind Dinara Safina, who hasn’t won a major.
Maybe one reason Williams is so good at these big tournaments, though, is that she has lots of interests that pull her away from tennis for chunks of time. During her downtime over the past several months, she has been working on her memoir — written with a motivational slant — scheduled to come out after the Open.
“I thought it was necessary, because I never really talked too much about my personal life,” she said. “I think having so many wonderful fans and being blessed that people follow me, just get to know a little bit more about the person.”
Source: AP
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