I’m not a robot: Serena Williams

Serena Williams on Saturday said she wasn’t a “robot” and couldn’t win every match she played after slumping to a shock defeat in the Australian Open final against Germany’s Angelique Kerber.

The 34-year-old, who had won all six of her previous Melbourne Park finals, was the defending champion and won three Grand Slam titles last year. But she said she was not infallible.

“It’s interesting. I mean, every time I walk in this room, everyone expects me to win every single match, every single day of my life,” she said at her post-match press conference.

“As much as I would like to be a robot, I’m not. I try to. But, you know, I do the best that I can.

“I try to win every single time I step out there, every single point, but realistically I can’t do it. Maybe someone else can, but I wasn’t able to do it.”