Year after Slam bid at US Open, Williams eyes No. 23, No. 1
Despite everything that Serena Williams has won and done, her sense of self can still fluctuate based on the outcome of a particular match.
Doesn’t always seem to matter that she owns a record-tying 22 major singles titles heading into the U.S. Open, which begins Monday with a retractable roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium for the first time.
Not necessarily a big deal to her that she’s spent the past 3 1/2 years entrenched at No. 1 and is the oldest woman ever to top the WTA rankings.
And there are times when the 34-year-old American basically forgets that she transcends her sport and has become a cultural icon away from the tennis court.