Serena
Williams can break Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles
despite being five short at an age when most players have retired, according to
Martina Navratilova.
American
world No Williams has bagged 19 slams, the most recent coming at this year's
Australian Open.
Logic
suggests that, at 33, time is running out but Navratilova, who won 18 singles
majors, believes the way Williams plays is key to her chances of reaching the
milestone.
Serena Williams fires down a serve during his second-round match at the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday
Martina Navratilova (second left) helps to present the 2014 US Open trophy to Williams (second right)
'It's
fast tennis. She doesn't have to grind it out: big serves, big returns. The
trick for players (playing against her) is to get into the point with her. 'But
if anyone can do it, it will be her, with her technique and her physique and
her mental ability and drive.'
Martina Navratilova (second left) helps to present the 2014 US Open trophy to Williams (second right)
'It's
possible, given the way she plays,' Navratilova said in an interview in The
Independent on Tuesday.
Navratilova,
who recently ended her coaching role with Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, said
Williams had flourished since joining up with Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou
three years ago, winning six of the last 11 Grand Slams since.
'She
seems to believe in herself more,' Navratilova said. 'The biggest difference I
see from the outside is her steadiness”. 'She allowed herself to evolve with
his help. She's really trusted him to make the changes or adjustments.'
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