Tiger Woodswinner of 15 titles of Grand Slamfollowed the match live in between Serena Williams Y Annette Kontaveit in the box of the American, who admitted that the golfer, a former world number 1 like himself, inspired him in recent months to extend his career.
Serena recently revealed to Vogue that she turned to Tiger for advice at the end of her career and was considering retiring earlier this year until ‘Tiger’ convinced her otherwise.
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“He’s Tiger and he’s convinced I’m an animal in the same way he is,” Williams told Vogue.
“Tiger is one of the main reasons why I’m here and I’m still playing,” he said yesterday after defeating Kontaveit in the 2nd round of the US Open.
“We talked a lot, he tried to motivate me and we said, ‘Alright, we can do this together.’ It’s good because I don’t know what I want to do. I’m lost, I have so many questions. , and when you can trust someone like that, I mean, my God, he’s Tiger Woods. It’s very helpful “It’s useful for me to have things clear,” he added.
Serena Williams, winner of 23 ‘majors’, also assured that she will face the tournament “as a bonus” and that she will enjoy every moment on the court, knowing that she has “nothing to prove” and “absolutely nothing to lose”.
“I’m super competitive, I see this as a ‘bonus’. I have nothing to prove, I have nothing more to gain. I have absolutely nothing to lose. Honestly, I haven’t played in these conditions since 1998,” Serena said in an interview at the foot of the field, after defeating the Estonian Anett Kontaveit, number two in the world, in the second round.
“Actually, I’ve had an X on my back since 1999, so it’s fun now. I enjoy simple competition and I haven’t done it in a while,” he added.
Serena, 40, showed her competitive spirit and defeated Kontaveit 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2 to reach the third round, where she will face Australian Ajla Tomjanovic .
“Honestly, when I lost the first set I thought, I have to give it my all because this can end. I just wanted to keep trying, see what I could do. I gave it my all, it was very good, ” he recognized.
Proud and confident in her abilities, she admitted that she was not surprised by the level shown on court this Wednesday: “I am Serena!” he said.
“I’m a pretty good player,” he said with a smile.
“It’s what works best for me. I love challenges,” he concluded.
A few minutes later, at the press conference, he recounted anecdotes about his approach to this final tournament.
“I feel like I’ve won, physically, mentally, it’s fantastic. Now I told myself ‘just play, you’re Serena’ and I managed to do it,” she said.
Source: La Verdad
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