An arm injury torpedoed that meeting and stalled her assault on a fourth title in Paris after 2002, 2013 and 2015. She still made headlines in Paris by wearing an all-black bodysuit which has now been banned by Roland Garros officials. I have the attitude of, 'I've only been playing 10 months, but I expect to win, and if I don't, it's disappointing.'" "Serena Williams will beat Margaret Court's record," said former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez, now the coach of world number two Pliskova. Australia's Ashleigh Barty is a possible last-16 opponent and should she keep winning, Williams could meet world number one Osaka in the quarter-finals.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 25, 2019 15:45 UTC