Twenty-four years on the learning never stops for Serena


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 21 Jan 2019

Tennis - Australian Open - Fourth Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 21, 2019. Serena Williams of the U.S. adjusts her hair during the match against Romania's Simona Halep. REUTERS/Edgar Su

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams is a year short of spending a quarter of a century as a professional player but the learning has never stopped for the 23-times Grand Slam winner.

The American held off a strong comeback from world number one Simona Halep during a thrilling 6-1 4-6 6-4 win on Monday to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.

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