Chris Evert: Serena Williams will soon pass Margaret Court’s record

Chris Evert expects Serena Williams will eclipse the Grand Slam record of 24 singles titles, maybe even this season.

Williams restarts her tennis career on the WTA tour next week with 23 major titles. The 36-year-old Williams has been winning majors at a swift clip. Williams passed Evert and Martina Navratilova’s 18 at the 2015 Australian Open, and won four more majors in the next three years.

Evert thinks Williams will win at least one Grand Slam title this season. “I just cannot bet against her,” she said. “I’d be surprised if she won two; I would bet on her to win one.”

NEW YORK:

DEL POTRO, VOEGELE WIN TITLES

:Juan Martin del Potro won the Mexico Open for his 21st ATP Tour title, beating Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4 to improve to 7-0 against the South African. Earlier in the hard-court event at Princess Mundo Imperial, Lesia Tsurenko defended her women’s title with a 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-2 victory over Stefanie Voegele.

ACAPULCO

BOUCHARD, DE MINAUR GET WILD CARDS

Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard and Australian Alex de Minaur were given wild card invitations to the ATP Masters and WTA hardcourt tournament at Indian Wells, organizers said Saturday.

LOS ANGELES:

FOGNINI REACHES FINALS

PabloCuevas’spursuit of a fourth successive Brazil Open title ended on Saturday as Fabio Fognini snapped his 15-match winning run with a 6-4 6-2 win in the semi-finals. Fognini will now play Nicolas Jarry for the title.

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