Serena Williams arrived in Paris with low expectations. He had only played three games on the previous European clay court tour. of those who had lost two to Nadia Podoroska at the WTA 1,000 in Rome and Katerina Siniakova in Parma.
The American, who will turn 40 on September 26, is in a situation similar to that of Roger Federer: she started Roland Garros thinking more about Wimbledon.
However, their feelings combined with the losses of important rivals such as Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka and the defeats of Arina Sabaenka and Karolina Pliskova, give you the confidence that you can fight for a crown that has not won since the 2015 edition.
The 23 Grand Slams champion, who seeks to equal the historic top of 24 at the hands of Margaret Court, got rid this Friday of her compatriota Danielle Collins, quarter-finalist in 2020, by a double 6-4. He returns to the fourth round of the contest three years later and now the Kazakh Elena Rybakina awaits him, Elena Vesnina’s executioner 6-1, 6-4.
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