French Open 2021: With a lot of high seed, Serena Williams’s path to the Grand Slam becomes smoother

Since winning the Australian Open for the seventh time in 2017, it has been a feature of Serena Williams ’career whether Margaret Court will set a 24-day Grand Slam title record. Sitting at 23, Williams is close to playing against the Court. the brand appeared in the 2019 US Open final, where it fell to Bianca Andreescu.

Williams, 39, has fallen short so many times since 2017 when some have begun to question whether he will tie the court mark.

Well, optimism has renewed in the face of Williams ’chances of catching him at the 2021 French Open Court, where he has won the fewest Grand Slam titles of his career (three times“ empty ”, six in the US Open and seven at Wimbledon and the Australian Open.) Reaching the fourth round at Roland Garros it was Friday, and many of the top 10 seeds in the tournament are already out.

Sofia Kenin No. 4 is the highest remaining player in the United States.

As for the return of the top three, first qualifier Ashleigh Barty had to retire after being injured in the second round, Simona Halep seeded No. 2 out of the tournament on May 21 due to a calf injury and third place finisher, Naomi Osaka, retired then he said he would not talk to the media to protect his mental health.

Outside the first three seeds, No. 6 Karolina Pliskova had an illness against Sloane Stephens, 7. Aryna Sabalenka fell against No. 31 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Andreescu – Williams ’2019 US Open opponent – fell in the first round and was forced to retire after Petra Kvitova injured in the ankle “in post-match press requirements.”

Williams will face Elena Rybakina at No. 21 in the fourth round of the competition on Sunday. This is the first time in three years that American legend has done so far at the French Open. It’s always worth noting that the disturbances are entirely within the scope of the options, but it seems that things are aligning for Williams to succeed in the Court’s record.