Serena Williams is a player who shuffled the pages of history. She inked her name permanently in golden letters in the history books of tennis. Of course, for doing so, the 23-time Grand Slam champion had to outdo some veterans’ records. Achievements of former players such as Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, and Steffi Graf.

Therefore, people often wonder whether these players find her worthy of sharing or claiming their records. Well, the German’s take was clearly disclosed after Williams claimed her 23rd major title in Australia. Graf’s husband Andre Agassi revealed her thoughts in an interview.

What was Graf’s reaction?

Agassi, while speaking in an interview, stumbled upon the question of Graf’s feelings regarding Williams breaking her record of a total of 22 Grand Slam victories. To which he responded, “It has no relevance in her world. The hardest part of Serena chasing down those numbers was respecting the game.”

“Steffi doesn’t want people to feel she doesn’t care about tennis. She cares, but she’s so disconnected,” the eight-time Grand Slam champion added.

Thereafter, he addressed the only reason behind her answering such questions was that “she felt obligated to put importance on it for the sake of tennis and an incredible champion in Serena.” Speaking of the all-time record, both Graf and Williams were in the chase.

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The highest number of Grand Slam victories still lies intact under the name of Australian tennis professional Margaret Court. By the end of her career, Court created a pile of 24 major titles.

Serena Williams’ achievements

The 40-year-old, with this season’s US Open, said goodbye to her over 25-year-long tennis career. The six-time champion, after facing a third-round dismissal in her home-based Grand Slam, hung her racket and started the second set of her life. Speaking of her career achievements, Serena Williams was successful in all three categories.

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She marked her name on 23 singles, 14 doubles, and 2 mixed doubles majors titles. Further, she held the ranking of world number one for a record 319 weeks and brought America four gold medals at the Olympic Games. Three came in doubles alongside sister Venus Williams and one in the singles.