Serena back to physical and emotional best, says coach


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 22 Jan 2019

Tennis - Australian Open - Fourth Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 21, 2019. Serena Williams of the U.S. and Romania's Simona Halep shake hands after the match. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams is back to her physical and emotional peak for the first time since returning from childbirth last year, according to the American's coach Patrick Mouratoglou.

The 37-year-old Williams produced a dazzling display to beat world number one Simona Halep in three sets in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Monday and looks in the mood to add to her 23 Grand Slam titles in Melbourne.

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