Williams insists that she is not motivated by records. supra skytop 2 uk "I never really want to focus on the numbers," she said. "I started playing tennis not to be the greatest but just because I had a racket and a dream.
"Now people are talking about what I could achieve, but I'm just not there yet. To me people like Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf are the ultimate icons in the history of women's tennis. I'm just that girl with the racket and a dream. I'm just playing for that."
If there is anyone who can stop Williams' assault on history it could be the woman who will face her today for the second US Open final in a row. While the world No 3, Maria Sharapova, who missed this tournament with a shoulder injury, has lost her last 13 matches to Williams, supra skytop 3 womens Azarenka has turned around a similar record. After losing nine matches in a row against Williams, the world No 2 has won two of their last three meetings.
After those victories in the finals in Doha and Cincinnati this year, Azarenka believes she has a real chance of beating her in the first US Open final for 10 years to feature the world's top two players. The 24-year-old from Belarus, who has won two Australian Opens, went close last year, having served for the title and getting within two points of victory before Williams won the deciding set 7-5.