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London (AFP) – When Serena Williams was lying on a hospital operation table in the atrocious hours that followed the birth of her daughter last year, it was difficult for the American icon to pick up a racket – let alone return to the Wimbledon final
Yet, 10 months later, Williams is about to do more history since the champion seven times is aiming to to become the first mother to win Wimbledon since 1980.
When Serena goes to the Center Court for Facing Angelique Kerber in Saturday's final, she will mark the culmination of an incredible journey that bears witness to the determination and the 36-year-old's belief.
And although there were many skeptics when Williams stammered in the first few games of his return to action earlier this year, there was no doubt that this last chapter of life of Serena would know a happy ending
"It's like, guys, it's really great Oh, she's a favorite – In the last 16 months, I've played four tournaments and I was carrying another human half .It's interesting, "said Serena about her Wimbledon race over the last fortnight.
Given her many tennis interests, Serena was ready to take the curtain off her career and focus on the joys of motherhood. and her relationship with her husband Alexis Ohanian
But, at a time when so many of his comrades are long retired, Williams continues to push his body through the grueling hours of workout and training needed to repel the players' challenge often by half
Twenty years after making her Wimbledon debut as a teenager early and 16 years since she landed her first title at the All England Club, Serena remains virtually irresistible on the grbad.
Undoubtedly the best player in the history of tennis, Williams is a 23-time Grand Slam champion who has transformed her sport forever
– Controversy and Tragedy –
C & # 39; far from stoned pitches, sometimes missing nets and with gunshots audible shots nearby, from Compton to Los Angeles, where Williams practiced with sister Venus from the age of five.
The youngest of the five girls, Serena was drilled intensely by her father Richard Williams, who was happy to let the schoolchildren launch insults at
"To succeed, you have to prepare for the unexpected – and I wanted to prepare for that, "he told CNN in 2015.
" Criticism can make the most of you "
Richard and Oracene Williams moved their families to Florida in the early 1990s , seeing that their daughters needed a more specialized coaching, Serena being already an outstanding junior.
She became professional in 1995 at the age of 14. Two years later, she was in the top 100 and made her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open in January 1998.
She's been leading for a generation since she beat Martina Hingis at age 17 in Final of the US Open In the midst of all the glory, Se rena and Ven Nous, five times winners of Wimbledon, have always been the victims of controversy and tragedy.
In 2003, their older sister Yetunde Price was shot in Compton
. the tennis tour, Venus and Serena sometimes disagreed with their peers.
Besieged by allegations that the results of games between the two were "corrected" by Richard, the situation has become ugly at Indian Wells. 2001 semi-final against Serena
Playing the next day in the final against Kim Clijsters, Serena was loudly taunted, while Richard claimed that he was a victim of racial abuse.
But after a troubled period where a serious foot injury and her affection for the celebrity lifestyle seems to have taken her toll, Serena has been reinvigorated in the twilight of her career.
"I was expecting a few more baby steps myself, every time I go there, I want to take a giant step," said Serena when asked if she would Was a surprise in the final.
Yet, despite his amazing feats, winning Wimbledon with a baby is undoubtedly his greatest moment.
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