The former world No 1’s competitive drive and taste for the fight remain the stuff of legend. But this was a tough watch
when she’d finally turned a corner with her fitness threw a wrench into her preparations by limiting her ability to practice. Her lack of matchplay told against Minnen, who has kept busy with 49 wins from 64 matches this year, most of them on the tour’s minor-league circuit, but wins just the same, including three during last week’s qualifying tournament to reach the main draw.
“I really have to give credit to her,” Williams said of Mineen. “It was just incredible, honestly. If she can play like that, you imagine that she can be in the top 10 or perhaps No 1 or maybe win a grand slam, something like that, if she can play at this level.”It must be said that an athlete cannot tarnish what they have already accomplished.
Williams’ preposterous longevity in a sport notorious for burnout cases is remarkable enough, not even accounting for thethat has compromised her tennis for more than a decade. What is keeping her going? Simple. She’s doing it for the love of the game. No pressure, on her own terms, at her own pace. Going about her work same as ever with the workmanlike grind that’s become her calling card. She lives for this.
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