‘Michael Jordan, Tom Brady That’s Where Serena Is’ – John McEnroe Says Serena Williams Changed the Sport Like Stephen Curry Did in NBA
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‘Michael Jordan, Tom Brady That’s Where Serena Is’ – John McEnroe Says Serena Williams Changed the Sport Like Stephen Curry Did in NBA
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 05: Serena Williams of the United States shows her emotion to the crowd after winning her Women’s Singles semi-final match against Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine on day eleven of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 05: Serena Williams of the United States shows her emotion to the crowd after winning her Women’s Singles semi-final match against Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine on day eleven of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Serena Williams has had a huge impact throughout her illustrious tennis career. Her achievements in the sport are known to all and need no description. As her legendary career, which has spanned for more than 25 years, is coming to an end, Serena is garnering praise from all corners of the tennis fraternity for her astonishing accomplishments. Tennis legend John McEnroe was the latest to show his respect and admiration for the former World Number 1.
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Apart from breaking and creating records on the WTA tour, the American legend also raised her voice against gender and racial inequalities prevalent in society. Further, through her business ventures, Serena is aiming to make this society a better place to live in.
John McEnroe highlights Serena Williams’ greatness
Before resuming his role as a commentator during the US Open, the 63-year-old talked about Serena. He elaborated on the greatness of Serena while comparing her to other legends in the sporting world. He said, “All you need to say about Serena is that she’s put herself in that pantheon of GOATs – Billie Jean King, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady. That’s where Serena is.”
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 30: Serena Williams of the United States smiles during her Ladies Final match against Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on day three of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship at International Tennis Centre Zayed Sports City on December 30, 2017 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)
Comparing her to the likes of Stephen Curry, McEnroe said, “Serena took it to that next level because she had the greatest serve ever, better than a lot of guys. I would compare her in a way, the way she changed it, to Steph Curry. Everyone is shooting 3-pointers, but no one does it as well as him.”
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Who will Serena face at the 2022 US Open?
Recently, the draw for the last Grand Slam tournament of the season was released. The former World Number 1 has received a tough draw at the tournament. Serena will take on Danka Kovinic in the opening round of the tournament.
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Further, if she manages to move past the first round, she will potentially face the second seed, Anett Kontaveit, in the second round. It’ll be interesting to see if Serena can dig deep in Flushing Meadows.
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