Serena Williams targets more Grand Slam success in 2018

 

 

Serena Williams is already targeting a return to competitive tennis, despite being eight months pregnant and a few weeks short of her 36th birthday.

The 23-time grand slam winner says she has no plans to retire and still harbours an ambition to overtake Margaret Court's record of 24 singles successes.
However, the American says she will not return to the tennis circuit just to make up the numbers, hinting she would quit the sport if unable to perform at the level she is used to.

 

Serena Williams was two weeks short of her 18th birthday when she beat Martina Hingis to claim her maiden slam title in 1999

She told Vogue magazine: "Obviously if I have a chance to go out there and catch up with Margaret, I am not going to pass that up.
"If anything, this pregnancy has given me a new power. It's hard to figure out what the end of your tennis career should look like.
"I used to think I'd want to retire when I have kids, but no. I'm definitely coming back.
"Walking out there and hearing the crowd, it may seem like nothing. But there's no better feeling in the world."