Back on June 28 2022, Tan caused a massive upset when she beat the 23-time Grand Slam champion 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a late-night thriller on Centre Court. Wild card Williams was then a mere 40 years old and ranked world No.1204.
“That was an amazing experience to play on the renowned Centre Court at Wimbledon,” Tan recalled. “It was such a good match and I played my best tournament to reach the fourth round so good memories.
“It was a crazy week with a lot of press and everything but it was a good experience for me. And now when I play on the big court, I’m good because there were so many things when I played Serena. So now when I play a top-10 or top-20 player, it’s okay.”
Everyone remembers her Williams victory but Tan claimed it was not even her best performance of the tournament.
Then ranked world No.115, she proceeded to knock out Spanish No.32 seed Sara Torribes Tormo and then Britain’s Katie Boulter 6-1, 6-1 before losing to future finalist Amanda Anisimova in the last 16.