塞雷娜·威廉姆斯和薩巴倫卡的鏡子："我在她身上看到自己，因為她是一個在球場上全力以赴的猛獸"

Serena Williams is taking advantage of these weeks without tennis to recover from her knee injury after her awaited return at Wimbledon, where she fell in three sets to Maya Joint and couldn't play doubles with her sister Venus. The 23-time Grand Slam champion is currently giving interviews before getting back to work for the North American hardcourt tour, where she is expected to play at the US Open.

It is assumed that the American will receive a wild card, not only for the singles draw but also for the women's and mixed doubles. Now it remains to be seen if she decides to participate in the WTA 1000 in Canada, where the organization has stated they are awaiting her response, and in the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati.

These invitations are for singles draws where she could potentially face seeded players in the US Open, and in the WTA 1000 if she advances past the first round. Given these circumstances, the tennis world dreams of a clash between Serena Williams and the world number one, Aryna Sabalenka, the two most charismatic players on the WTA circuit.

RARE video of Serena Williams praising Aryna Sabalenka 👀👀👀👀 " she's such a speed fire, she really gives her all when she's out there like that, I really see myself in that and I LOVE that about her" " and when she's losing she's mad, I wasn't allowed to Express my anger" pic.twitter.com/5E1uiVW0kj

— Livie 🐯🎾 (@Livieparis2024) July 23, 2026

Serena Williams praises Aryna Sabalenka

It would be a historic and intense match, but above all, one where shouts will not be lacking. However, it would also be a match between two players who have much respect for each other. Serena stated this at the Fanatics Fest in Manhattan: "Sabalenka is number 1 and is a fierce competitor on the court. I see myself in her and I love that, I love that about her".

She also pointed out that the Belarusian is allowed to do something that was always denied to her: "When she loses, she gets angry, and I was not allowed to express my anger when I played, but I love that they allow her to show her anger. I love it," stated the American in remarks reported by Tennis 365.

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Furthermore, she took the opportunity to speak about her sister, colleague, and rival throughout the years: Venus Williams. More than once they had to face each other in a Grand Slam final, and in one of those finals, Serena couldn't even look at her sister in the face after losing.

"I remember once losing the Wimbledon final against her and I was furious. I couldn't even look at her. I couldn't speak. And it was quite funny because later we had to play a doubles final and I was furious. I didn't say a word on the court. She is so detached that she didn't even notice. Years later, I found out that she didn't even know I was mad at her," she said laughing, just a few weeks away from returning to action, while praising the figure of Aryna Sabalenka.

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