Serena Williams: I’m definitely ready for Australian Open

After Serena Williams got injured in the first round of Wimbledon and missed the whole US Open too, she is now mentally ready to compete again in the top tier of WTA Tennis, as we can denote from her recent Jimmy Kimmel Live interview.

Asked if she will be ready for the Australian Open, Serena Williams made the audience cheer out of joy. “Yeah, I’m definitely,” said Williams. Before she announced her intention to play at the Australian Open, Serena revealed that her hamstring injury suffered in the first round of Wimbledon is recovering well.

“My hamstring is better. It took a long time, it’s like forever, but it’s much better now,” said Serena. However, even if Serena Williams fails to capture her 24th Grand Slam title and equalize Margaret Court’s record, Jill Smother, one of Williams’s agents, believes the American player has done enough to mark her name in history.

“At 23 or 20 Slams, she shouldn’t have to hit another ball for us to say what she’s done is historic,” Smoller said, per Tennis Up To Date. “Yes, there’s that 24, but the times were so different back then.

How do you compare 23 Grand Slams in this day and age to a record set 100 years ago when tennis was so different? “She doesn’t have to hit another ball to have her greatness set in stone. I do know there’s still some stuff undone and she likes to be able to control her narrative and legacy,” said Smother.