Serena Williams gets her 11th chance to tie Margaret Court‘s record. Rafael Nadal takes his first crack at breaking the one he now shares with Roger Federer.
But neither is favored at the Australian Open, which starts Monday (Sunday night in the U.S.).
Williams returns to the site of her 23rd and most recent major title, way back in 2017, when she was pregnant with daughter Olympia.
Since then, she has yearned to break her tie with the Australian Court for the most major singles titles, reaching four finals and leaving each one with the runner-up trophy.