How many Grand Slams do you think Serena Williams will win by the time she officially retires? Why?
Please, only those who follow tennis and have facts to back up their opinion answer.
2007-03-22 05:40:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Tennis
A year ago, I would have said 8. But she got her 8th almost immediately after coming back. I'd say she will finish with 11 now. Competition now is as good as ever, but you have to believe she can get another Wimbledon or 2 as well as another Australian or 2. She plays so incredibly well at those tournaments that I definitely think she will pick up at least one of each. The French...well I think she may not win that one again. The clay is tough for her knees and ankles and she'd always have to go through Justine (though she is capable). The U.S. Open hasn't been kind to her for the last few years. Bad draws and bad calls. Mentally, I think that tournament weighs on her. She is capable of pulling off more U.S. Opens, but I'd have to see it to believe it. I will stick with 11. Three more to go...if she stays healthy.
2007-03-22 05:52:48 · answer #1 · answered by kowtow21 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think she will rack up 12-14 in total. Serena has showed that she continues to dominate in grand slams by winning the Australian Open. Now, she has a good chance of making it all the way in all the three grand slams of the year. Even if she gets checked by Justine in RG, and Amelie or Maria in Wimbledon, I would pit her as the favorite for US Open, with Kim's participation being uncertain. She is also just 25, and has at least 3-4 years of top class tennis left in her.
2007-03-22 23:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She has allready eight. If she puts her mind and effort into tennis again, she could easly wins 8 more. If she had stayed focussed in tennis and not fashion, she would have had at least 15 slams under her belt by now.
All the Russian girls had a good slam year(2004) was when the William's sisters quit playing and other big players.also dropped out from the world of tennis and a gap was created for the 4 Russian girls who shared that year slams between them.
2007-03-22 12:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Currently, she has 15 total (8 singles, 5 doubles, and 2 mixed doubles). She probably won't win any doubles titles for some time. She could probably win a few more singles titles before she's done, that is if she plays like she did in Austrailia this year. I think that she'll finish with 14 singles titles (for a grand total of 21 overall).
2007-03-22 15:31:35 · answer #4 · answered by trombass08 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you know you never know because it seems right know she wins a grand slam every other year with out trying. so if she put her mind to it and stayed out of every thing else just focused on tennis then she could probably win 28 total i bet. the thing to remember is will she try to get down and focus. it will just depend. but she has to play more than 8 tournaments a year or she will never win more that one every other year.
i really hope she does focus because she can beat anybody easy. i mean you saw her beat sharapova and sharapova didn't even get 8 games i think
2007-03-22 13:09:10 · answer #5 · answered by That/Cool/Person 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋