It is only recently that the William sisters have been given real individual recognition. They were often described with reference to their tennis odds as a pair, a team whose superiority in recent years did not earn either appropriate credit. They are a superb doubles pair but is somehow forgotten that they enter singles events as individuals and win tournament as Serena or Venus, not a Williams sister.
However, Serena has recently surged ahead in the Grand Slam titles contest, winning 13 to her older sibling’s seven. She has elevated herself to another level in the female tennis hall of fame. She can be considered an all-time great, whilst Venus sits in a group of very good multiple Slam winners.
The statistics tell some of the story. Serena is one of only five women to have won the career Grand Slam in the open era, alongside Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf. They are the legends of the open era, proven by their ability to win on all surfaces.
Court and Graf’s haul of 24 and 22 Grand Slam singles titles respectively will not be matched, bit Serena could join Evert and Navratilova on 18, as she remains motivated and fit enough – her recent Wimbledon victory was one of the most comprehensive major triumphs in recent years.
Venus has won only two different Slam, so whilst she can be tagged as one the queens of Wimbledon, her struggles at Roland Garros and Melbourne – one final appearance at each – means she is perhaps below Justin Henin in the greats’ pecking order, as the Belgian’s seven Slams have come at three different venues.
Of course the Williams sisters’ careers have made a greater impact than their number of titles can reflect and it is premature to write career obituaries, especially as Serena is still the player to beat when it comes to US Open tennis betting odds.
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