Serena Leaving Legacy of Talented American Women in Her Wake

It seems only a matter of when, not if, Serena Williams will win her 18th career grand slam championship, tying her with legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova for fourth on the all-time women’s list.

As the No. 1 seed and two-time defending champion, Williams remains the favorite to win her third straight U.S. Open and sixth overall. Yet 2014 has hardly been a banner year for the 32-year-old, who meets Vania King at about 1 p.m. Thursday in a second-round match.

Williams hasn’t advanced past the fourth round at any of the three previous majors, and if she fails to win the Open it will mark the first time in the last four years she hasn’t won a grand slam event. Only twice since 2006 has Serena gone a full year without winning at least one grand slam.

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.