Serena taking it next level

THERE’S reality. And then there’s “Serena Reality”.

Such is the power of the 23time grand slam winner, whose summer included training with undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and French house DJ Bob Sinclar in the south of France, karaoke sessions, and beachside cocktails with two-times premiership and Norm Smith medalwinning Tiger Dustin Martin.

Oh, and a congratulatory tweet from the Prez himself, Donald Trump.

It’s a veritable who’s who — but such is this reality in the world of a player who is arguably — or not, depending who you ask — the GOAT.

“She trusts me, I trust her,” Williams’s coach Patrick Mouratoglou said in a documentary released by Eurosport this week. “That’s why our collaboration has been successful. She has such a huge, strong personality. She knows exactly what she wants.

“And I like to say there is the reality and there is Serena reality. Serena is able to change the reality to fit what she wants to achieve to herself.”

This week she turns to more serious matters — winning a record 24th grand slam title.

But it is the foundation set by a new approach to the preseason — implemented by Mouratoglou — that he believes bred not only a new level of fitness, but inspiration.

Chris Evert, an 18-times grand slam winner, said of Williams: “She has a lot of sides to her. She’s a well-rounded person. You can’t stick her in a box. She’s also creative. She’s got a fashion line.

“She’s a mum, she’s a wife. She’s a leader in many causes. She’s a great tennis player. You know, I think that the world is her oyster at this point, and she’s pretty good at everything she tries to do.”