If one looks at the achievements of Serena Williams in the modern era of tennis, it is staggering. She has won the Australian and Wimbledon titles seven times. She has won the US Open six times and the French Open three times. Not only has Serena Williams achieved the Career Grand Slam in singles, she has also achieved the career Grand Slam in doubles as well, winning the Australian Open four times, the US and French Opens twice and Wimbledon six times with sister Venus Williams. Serena has gone one better, winning gold medals in the Olympics both in doubles and singles in 2000, 2008 and 2012. In fact, she has won the doubles gold thrice in Sydney, Beijing and London.
She has achieved it all in the tennis world. Her tally of 23 Grand Slams is the most by any player in the history of the Open Era, beating Steffi Graf’s 22. Serena has confirmed her participation in the…