Serena Williams has added another record to her name to her record lists on Saturday. Williams beat Sweden's Johanna Larsson, 6-2, 6-1, in the third round of the U.S. Open to become the all-time leader in women's singles Career Grand Slam match wins.
Williams broke the women's Open era record held by Martina Navratilova and pulling her into a tie with Roger Federer for the most ever regardless of gender. It was the 307th major win.
Williams broke the women's Open era record held by Martina Navratilova and pulling her into a tie with Roger Federer for the most ever regardless of gender. It was the 307th major win.
"Wow. That's pretty awesome, and honestly what a better place to do it than here, where everything first started," Williams stated.
Seeded No. 1, Williams is one trophy away from winning her 23rd Grand Slam singles title, which would break a tie with Steffi Graf for the most championships in the Open era. (Margaret Court won 24 in a career that spanned both the amateur and Open eras.) If Williams wins this tournament, she will break a tie with Chris Evert for the most U.S. Open titles by claiming her seventh.
"It was a really good match for me, because she played a different kind of game," Williams said. "It was really good for me to have a different type of rhythm and just move the ball around. So overall it was pretty good."
Despite battling a shoulder injury, Williams took home her seventh Wimbledon singles title in July to tie Graf's career Grand Slam record. She's coming off a third-round loss at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and entered the U.S. Open having played only three matches since Wimbledon.
She'll face Yaroslava Shvedova on Monday in the Round of 16.
Seeded No. 1, Williams is one trophy away from winning her 23rd Grand Slam singles title, which would break a tie with Steffi Graf for the most championships in the Open era. (Margaret Court won 24 in a career that spanned both the amateur and Open eras.) If Williams wins this tournament, she will break a tie with Chris Evert for the most U.S. Open titles by claiming her seventh.
"It was a really good match for me, because she played a different kind of game," Williams said. "It was really good for me to have a different type of rhythm and just move the ball around. So overall it was pretty good."
Despite battling a shoulder injury, Williams took home her seventh Wimbledon singles title in July to tie Graf's career Grand Slam record. She's coming off a third-round loss at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and entered the U.S. Open having played only three matches since Wimbledon.
She'll face Yaroslava Shvedova on Monday in the Round of 16.
