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ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Former American Serena Williams confirmed on Thursday her desire to focus on more ambitious goals than the Flushing Meadows final, the last of the season's top four, which featured a strong controversy between her and the referee.
Serena, 37, lost 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 in her first appearance on the tennis court since losing to Flushing Meadows in the final against Japan's Naume Osaka. From last September.
Serena lost 2-6, 4-6 in the final, but the main argument was the controversy between Portugal and Carlos Ramos, who had been warned because of what he considered to be instructions from him. 39; coach sitting in the stands during the match, before deciding on a point of balance. And later a full path, in the context of his angry behavior and called him a "thief" and "liar".
Serena said that Ramos' behavior with her was closer to bad discrimination.
After losing to her sister Venus in Abu Dhabi, Serena, who has won 23 major tournaments, preferred not to talk about what happened in New York.
"I do not avoid anything, but I do not have time to talk about it," she told reporters. "I talked to him, everyone talked about it for months and months, so it's best to move on to bigger and better things."
Serena acknowledged that she set the absolute record for Margaret Curt 's 24 titles, while the Australian had several before the professional era (1968).
The United States failed twice last season to equalize that figure, losing the US final against Osaka and before the Wimbledon final against Englishman Angelique Kerber.
"The number (24) has always been important since I reached the number 22 and after 23. It's something I want to achieve, of course, but I have to do it and to achieve it, a lot of good players have to be defeated, "Serena told Abu Dhabi.
"I feel physically ready," said the player, who was out of action for about a year after her coronation at the Australian Open in 2017 because of her pregnancy and her first baby. "I was a pitch and I did not feel tired except for one point, within 20 seconds, and I think that was the most important for me."
Serena will travel to Perth, Australia, to participate in the Hopman Cup for mixed teams from Saturday to January 5th, where she will play a doubles match with Frances Tiavo against Switzerland's Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic.
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