• Doubles matches helped me attack the net more, No 11 seed says
Serena Williams could see the question coming – just as she had anticipated nearly every move Barbora Strycova made on Centre Court shortly before – and she smilingly agreed that her brief collaboration with Andy Murray had helped her to reach her 11th Wimbledon singles final.
This was the relaxed Williams, the Williams who wins as she pleases, rather than the near-meltdown Williams who can inexplicably collapse in sight of the prize – which, in this case, is an eighth title here and 24th career major, finally to move alongside Margaret Court at the top of her sport.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at Wimbledon
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/11/serena-williams-barbora-strycova-wimbledon-2019 under the title “Serena Williams credits Murray after beating Strycova to reach Wimbledon final”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
