Serena Williams: I can only get better

Serena Williams insists she has nothing to lose when she takes on Britain’s Johanna Konta at the Australian Open tonight (midnight).
Serena Williams: I can only get better
Tue, 24 Jan, 2017 - 00:00
Eleanor Crooks and Ian Ransom, Tennis

Williams will be walking out for her 47th grand slam quarter-final while Konta is playing her second, and the American is also gunning for an Open era record 23rd major title in Melbourne.

“I have absolutely nothing to lose in this tournament,” Williams said. “Everything here is a bonus for me.

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