"Serena Williams is the record holder for Grand Slams won, not Margaret Court" - Danielle Collins discounts Court's achievements at Grand Slam level in favour of Williams

Serena Williams is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, female tennis players to grace the court. She bestows 23 Grand Slam titles which is more than anyother women else has achieved. That is according to Danielle Collins who shared her reasons why Margaret Court's 24 major titles are not taken seriously from her point of view.

The Aussie has won a grand total of 64 major titles, with 40 of them coming in doubles. Focusing on singles, 11 of them were won at her home Australian Open, five at Roland Garros, three at Wimbledon and five at the US Open.

Only Novak Djokovic on the men's side has managed to achieve this feat in the singles game. The pair of them stand tall above everyone else in this prized accolade, including Williams who could not better her tally of 23 later in her career.

There has been a lot of buzz around the American following her return to court. A lot of talk and speculation has gone on around her with the past triumphs again being highlighted.

Collins took this to the next step. She explained the reasoning behind why Williams is overall Grand Slam record holder, not Court. "Anybody who knows anything about tennis and has been around the sport knows that Serena Williams is the record holder for Grand Slams won, not Margaret Court," she said on the Tennis Channel.

"I do not consider Margaret Court's Grand Slam count to be something that I take particularly seriously because, when she won many of those Australian Open titles, the draw size was only 32 players, and there were often just three or four foreign players making the trip to compete. The Australian Open was a very different tournament at that time."

She put those title wins in a completely different bracket. "Those Grand Slam totals should not be directly compared with Serena's achievements," she noted. Collins, who is notoriously in the spotlight for a variety of reasons, will again be under scrutiny by many for this interesting take.

The 44-year-old's comeback to tennis has been vastly documented by many. She initially retired back in 2022 following a final US Open campaign where she would lose in the first round of the singles and doubles, partnered with her sister Venus Williams.

Now, she has decided to have another crack at the sport. She has only played two times, but there are some promising signs. Still shaking off the cobwebs, her and Victoria Mboko excelled in a first round win at Queen's Club Championships. Their tournament was cruelly cut short after Mboko suffered a nasty injury in the singles, ending her grass swing.

Williams would make the trip to the German capital to compete alongside Karolina Muchova in the Berlin Ladies Open doubles. They would suffer a defeat this time as Williams looked towards other priorities.

This included Wimbledon. It was first announced that she and Venus would reunite on court at SW19 in the doubles. The pair have won 14 Grand Slam titles, six of which coming at Wimbledon. On top of that, Williams was a late singles entry in the main draw. It will be her first singles match since 2022 and a tantalising prospect for all involved.

Collins continued to speak on Williams, touching on her comeback. "I don't think Serena is out to prove anything to anyone," she said. "She's going out there to have fun, enjoy what she loves again, and have the opportunity to share the court with her sister. Whatever ends up happening, as a Serena fan, I'm okay with it."

Williams will find out her opponents for Wimbledon when the draw is conducted on June 26 with the main draw itself commencing from June 29.