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S Erena Williams hopes that the SW19's grass will once again be a happy hunting ground since she will return to action at Wimbledon on Monday for the first time since She is a mother.
her seventh Wimbledon singles title and her sixth double title at the All England Club in 2016 before missing the tournament last year while she was pregnant with Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
The winner of a record 23 Grand Slam titles in the open. is to know if she can match and ultimately surpass Margaret Court's record of 24.
To do this, she will have to emulate what only three players have done in the open – Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley and, more recently, Kim Clijsters: winning a title after becoming a mother
They were all at least five years younger than Williams, now 36, when they won their titles, but few people would bet against it, being given that she won the last one her big snapping Titles – the Open of Australia – during eight weeks of pregnancy
At a press conference prior to the tournament on Sunday, she was stated that, far from being an obstacle, maternity had stimulated his competitive instinct
. it's stronger because I've gone through so many things, "she said. "I put so much on the back burner.I feel it even more, I'm even more competitive … it surprises me a bit because I thought, you know, it would be different." I thought, you know, & Hey, I have this amazing kid, I have all these big slaps, all this is great bonuses, and that's it.I feel a lot less pressure out there But I am a little shocked at how much I almost want this pressure.You know, I almost want to feel the need to go out there and be the best one possible.
In 2016, before winning Wimbledon, many felt the burden of matching Steffi Graf 's 22 Grand Slam record, the titles weighed on her as she lost in the final. Australian Open and Roland Garros.
The fact that she postponed her press conference for 24 hours – it was supposed to be Saturday – to go to a match. polo with The Duke and Duchess of Sussex may be the sign that she is relaxed in front of Professor Greg Whyte, performance expert and author of Bump It Up, a guide to exercise, food and nutrition. pregnancy, said that female athletes often came back to achieve great things after pregnancy and could help them mentally relax by giving
He said of Williams: "She is young, she is fit, she is in good health and probably has a very good lifestyle.
"The warning about all this is that she had major abdominal surgery [the delivery was by caesarean section]and she still has to overcome that before getting back to her best form, but I think you'll see a more motivated person, relaxed, who potentially appreciates his game even more, having had a baby. "
Williams' chances, 20 years after his first appearance at Wimbledon, was boosted by the decision to make his number 25 out of 32 seeds, despite his ranking of 183 in the world, having played only three tournaments since his return.
If this decision went wrong with the world number 32, Dominika Cibulková, which was later postponed, that made perfect sense to John McEnroe who said that he would probably rank it in the top 10 and 16 at worst.
Williams, who will play the No. 107 Dutchman Arantxa Rus, on Court No. 1 on Monday, said she was "pleasantly surprised by the decision," adding, "I thought it was very , very noble and honest and cool, maybe not honest, but cool. "
She was also pleased with the weather, which she said was the most beautiful she had seen during her visits to Wimbledon and making her feel at home
Wimbledon park staff may be less enamored of the weather, and players including Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray all commented on the weather. last year the supposed dry, hard and slippery state of the grass, which was attributed to a long period of hot weather.
Federer, who had a meeting with Williams this weekend ( the two describing himself as the best of all time), will be the first to test the grass on the court Monday, while he as his defense against the title Dušan Lajović of Serbia.
Murray, who like Williams, recently played a limited game – in his case due to an injury – will have to, assuming that he decides to play, wait until Tuesday to make his bow.
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