World No 1 Williams beats Sweden's Johanna Larsson 6-2, 6-1 in Round 3 to break Navratilova's record for most Grand Slam wins by a woman
USA's Serena Williams serves against Sweden's Johanna Larsson during her Round Three match in New York on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
New York: Serena Williams sped past another milestone on Saturday as her 307th Grand Slam match win took her past Martina Navratilova's record and into the fourth round of the US Open.
USA's Serena Williams serves against Sweden's Johanna Larsson during her Round Three match in New York on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
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Williams dominated Sweden's Johanna Larsson 6-2, 6-1. Not only has she surpassed Navratilova for most Grand Slam wins by a woman, she equalled Roger Federer's mark for men. "I was really excited to reach 307," Williams said.
"It's something I didn't even know about until Wimbledon — it was like a new goal. That was pretty cool for me. "Obviously I want to keep that number going higher," added Williams. "And what better place to do it than here where it all started," said Williams, who claimed the first of her 22 Grand Slam singles titles at the 1999 US Open.
A 23rd major triumph would take her past the Open Era record she now shares with Steffi Graf and closer to Margaret Court's all-time record of 24.
But the US superstar has been slowed by a right shoulder injury since her Wimbledon triumph. "It definitely feels solid," she said of the shoulder, which didn't appear to trouble her in the one hour she needed to subdue Larsson.
"I'm doing a lot of work on it so I can keep it in this position. Definitely not going to stop doing all the rehab and therapy."
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