Tennis: Serena's pursuit of 24th Grand Slam title follows lacklustre tune-up
NEW YORK - Serena Williams will face a depleted field at this year's US Open but her recent form has made clear that her latest quest for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title will hardly be a cakewalk.
After falling to world number 116 Shelby Rogers in the Top Seed Open quarter-finals, Williams went on to the Western & Southern Open where she lost in the third round to 13th-seeded Greek Maria Sakkari. "I don't think that helps mentally when it's like you know the match is over and you have won the match, and now your legs were already tired and now they are even more tired, and now it's even more tired," said Williams.
With so many of the world's top players opting not to travel to New York amid the Covid-19 outbreak for the Aug 31-Sept 13 US Open, the path to a Grand Slam title might never again appear so undaunting for Williams.
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