‘She likes drama on court’ – Tennis world will be watching Serena Williams at US Open, says Barbara Schett

Eurosport expert Barbara Schett says the eyes of the tennis world will be on Serena Williams at the US Open. Williams seemingly confirmed her upcoming retirement from tennis earlier in August when she said in an interview with Vogue that «something had to give». Ad In the build-up to Williams' looming retirement, another tennis great, Andy Murray, said that he wouldn’t want to announce his retirement and he would just do it, with the Brit reasoning that an announcement ahead of time would apply too much pressure.

US OpenUS Open: Who's in? Who's out? Is Djokovic playing?8 HOURS AGO However, speaking to Eurosport, Schett said that, while she expects the 23-time Grand Slam winner to be emotional when the moment comes, Williams revels in pressurised moments. «I think it's going to be very emotional for her because she knows the whole tennis world is going to watch her,» said Schett. “I'm sure we are going to be sitting there.

If she plays a night session, we're going to watch it live, and that adds pressure, that's for sure. «But we know that Serena Williams, she likes drama on the court. She's very emotional on court, and she likes to have people involved.

It's a show for her. It's entertainment for her out there, and it's not going to be easy to step out there for her. “I'm sure there's going to be tears after the match, or maybe when the match point against her is coming up.

“We're waiting for an announcement from Roger Federer. He could retire, maybe Rafa Nadal — they will all decide when the time has come, and I think if I would be at the calibre of those players that have won so many Grand Slam titles, I probably wouldn't announce it and just say it after my last match. »So Serena wants the attention, she wants people