Serena Williams has made it to the seat to win a third consecutive grand slam title at the Australian Open to hold next week.
The Williams of explosive on-court tantrums and off-court drama has largely been banished, and a calmer, more mature prototype arrives at Melbourne Park with her game rivaling the peak of her brilliant career.
Pundits are already talking up the chances of a sequel to the “Serena Slam.” The 31-year-old American who does want to be put in calendar completed during the 2002-03 seasons – and Williams herself believes the best is yet to come.
“I was looking at a lot of old matches on YouTube, and I feel like right now I’m playing some of my best tennis,” she said after winning the Brisbane International at the weekend.
“I feel like I want to do better and play better still, and I’ve always felt like I could play better.”
William’s smooth preparations towards the year first grand slam lie in stark contrast to her trouble lead into the 2012 tournament, she arrived in Melbourne with an injury foot and a season blighted by illness. Serena has played two matches in five months. She strained ligaments in her ankle at the warm-up tournament in Brisbane which last for four rounds at Melbourne Park dumped by Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova.
Serena Williams, has survived life-threatening blood clot in her lungs the previous year, began rebuilding her game with the help of French coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
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