New York — Serena Williams, riding an emotional roller-coaster as she adapts to juggling tennis and motherhood, seeks to end 2018 on a high with a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at the US Open. Williams counts six US Open victories among her 23 Slams and with one more would match Australian Margaret Court’s record for most major singles titles. She could also join Court, Evonne Goolagong and Kim Clijsters as the only mothers to win Grand Slam singles titles. But since her impressive run to the Wimbledon final, in which she fell to Angelique Kerber, Williams has endured a lacklustre buildup to the Flushing Meadows hardcourt showpiece which starts on Monday. "I’m still at the very beginning, this is a long comeback," she said after a second-round loss to Petra Kvitova at Cincinnati. "I just began, I just started," Williams said. "I’m definitely at the very, very beginning." Williams shrugged off an even bigger disappointment two weeks earlier — a 6-1 6-0 loss to Johanna Konta ...
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