On New Year’s Day, two of the greatest tennis champions ever will stride out onto a court in Perth, Australia, and play each other for the first time.
Serena Williams and Roger Federer have been on the international tennis circuit for decades — both are 37 years old — and they have won 43 Grand Slam titles between them.
“I’ve always thought, ‘How is it to return that serve, or to go head to head with her?’ ” Federer said, according to Tennis.com.
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