Serena Williams best ever, but I'm closing gap: Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka

World number two Victoria Azarenka deems that Serena Williams, who reigns atop in the women’s rankings, is the best player ever to have played the sport. At the same time, she also feels that she is reducing the gap between her and the American as far as the rankings is concerned.

“Serena is the best ever to me,” AFP quoted Azarenka. “I cannot judge somebody who I never played before but for me overall the game of tennis has elevated and the evolution of the game rose up so much that it’s hard to compare.”

“It’s like comparing Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather,” said Azarenka, who is the only player to beat Serena twice this year.

“Serena is playing the best tennis of her life and so am I,” she added. “It’s been really noticeable the gap from last year we have in the matches has minimized. I’ve beaten her twice this year. No one else has done that. It’s just exciting to be in the era of somebody and competing with somebody who is considered the best ever and being their toughest opponent.”

In absence of Serena and Maria Sharapova, the Belarusian will try to emerge victorious at the Toray Pan Pacific Ocean, a WTA premier event in Tokyo, which got underway on Sunday.