For nearly four years, Serena Williams has been trading groundstrokes with Father Time as she attempts to add one more Grand Slam title to her collection, reiterating her status as the greatest women’s tennis player ever seen.
Yet since her 23rd and last major title at the 2017 Australian Open, when she was pregnant with daughter Olympia, the window of opportunity has been closing.
She still hasn’t given up, even if the conversation keeps hovering around that question.
But for a change, in the press conference just before the start of the 2020 French Open, the conversation shifted towards the bond she shares with F1 champion Lewis Hamilton, who has, like Serena, played a huge role in giving voice to the Black Lives Matter movement.
“Lewis and I are super close. I have known him for years,” said Serena. “I love that guy, he is a really good friend of mine.”
Lewis…