Serena Williams says she wasn't nervous heading into the 2003 Australian Open, when she was looking to complete her "Serena Slam" (four straight major titles but not in a calendar year). "Well, I just felt so confident and I thought nobody would beat me," she told reporters in Rome. "I was heading to Australia but it was on hard court and that's a good surface for me, but I think I had a tough tournament and my first match I almost lost but I just kept fighting."
Serena added that if Novak Djokovic pulls off the "Nole Slam" in Paris, she will be impressed. Djokovic has won the last three majors, dating back to 2011 Wimbledon.
"It would be unbelievable," she said. "I don't even think Roger did it. If Novak does it then he can join my club and we can be best friends."