Serena Williams is on track to set the record for most Grand Slam titles by a man or woman, with her appearance at the Australian Open next month – but it looks like the tennis pro has literally lost some of her trophies. .
Williams appeared with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show this week to talk about the upcoming event, revealing that some of her impressive 23 Grand Slam trophies may have been ‘taken’.
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“I keep them in small places,” Williams explained. “My first Grand Slam, I actually left my dad’s house at the time and said ‘You like it, because I’m going to get another one’, it was at the US Open. Of course I could get another one. My coach has a “Some in France and there are several in my house. I think one or two or three are missing or taken away.”
She continues: “Honestly, I feel like I had a house party years ago and that someone was a little too happy with it … but I always wonder, ‘wait, is this where one of my Wimbledon trophies went? ‘ “But fortunately I’m not attached. I’m not really attached to things. You know my saying is ‘you can’t take it with you when you leave’.”
Fortunately, the trophies issued to players after winning tournaments are only copies of the actual trophies.
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Williams is just one Grand Slam victory away from collecting Australian Margaret Court’s record of 24 career titles, the most of any player in tennis history. She will face some unusual challenges, including a long quarantine against which a number of players have spoken out.
While the limitations for Williams are great, they are worth it for Williams.
“It’s super, super strict, but it’s really good … When we get here in Australia, everyone has to be quarantined in a room for 14 days and it’s insane and intense, but it’s super good, because after that you can.” have a new normal like we were last year this time in the United States. So they do it right. ‘
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According to the National Department of Health, Australia had zero local affairs and seven cases overseas from Wednesday for a 24-hour period. There are currently 106 active cases.