25 August,2011 10:23 AM IST | | AFP
Fashion design, acting, screenwriting, even part ownership of an NFL teamu00a0-- sometimes Serena Williams didn't seem to have much time for tennis.
An enforced absence of nearly a year, however, has given the 13-time Grand Slam champion a new appreciation for the daily grind of the game, while the life-threatening health problems she suffered have given her a new perspective overall.
"My goals have been just to give it my all at every match and every tournament," said Williams, who returned in June and has won two of her five tournaments to put herself firmly among the favorites for the US Open that starts Monday.
