Serena Williams has always stated that Olympia is a slam champion. In fact, the American sensation conquered the 2019 Australian Open while she was already pregnant with Olympia that “technically” won the major with her mother.
Serena’s coach Patrick Mouratoglou post a lovely video of him doing a “training session” with Olympia. The Frenchman posted the lovely video with a message:
“Coached both 2017 Australian Open women’s champions today.”
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Serena to face Simona Halep
Serena Williams will square off with Halep in the quarter. Their current record is 9-2 for Serena Williams.
Previously, the last time they played, Simona Halep won 6-2 6-2 in the final in London (Wimbledon) in July 2019.
Here the video highlights.
Serena Williams at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.11, Serena has managed to achieve a composed 7-0 record in 2021. Serena Williams is participating at the Australian Open where she ousted Laura Siegemund 6-1 6-1, Nina Stojanovic 6-3 6-0, Anastasia Potapova 7-65 6-2 and Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 2-6 6-4.
Serena Williams won 73 titles in her career: 43 on hard courts, 13 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts, 2 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Halep at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.2, the Romanian owns a compiled 6-1 match record in 2021. The Romanian is now playing at the Australian Open where she overcame Lizette Cabrera 6-2 6-1, Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6 6-4 7-5, Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 6-3 and Iga Swiatek 3-6 6-1 6-4.
The Romanian won 22 titles in her career: 9 on hard courts, 9 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)