Serena Williams has not said she plans to retire, yet. But the way she put her hand on her heart as she left the court at the Australian Open after losing her semi-final against Naomi Osaka prompted questions from reporters. Williams is American. Serena Williams is arguably the greatest American athlete in history. Serena played 15 matches in Fed Cup for her country and lost only once, in , at age Williams is the active leader in Grand Slam singles titles.
She owns 23, including seven at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. She also owns 14 major doubles titles, two major mixed titles and four Olympic gold medals. Her total of 23 is one short of the all-time record held by Margaret Court. Serena Williams reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open and played brilliantly but fell just short, losing , to Naomi Osaka.
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Having recovered in spectacular fashion from her various injuries and illnesses of the preceding years, Williams seemed unstoppable in The best players in the women's game were no match for her unparalleled strength and speed on the court. This achievement marked one of many history-making wins: she joined tennis great Steffi Graf — as the only ones to defeat the world's three best players in one tournament. Three times that year—at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.
Open—Serena met Venus in the finals of a Grand Slam event, and three times she defeated her sister. After her victory at Wimbledon, Williams became the top-ranked women's tennis player in the world. During the U. Open Serena wore a one-piece black outfit made by Puma, a company she had signed a hefty endorsement deal with a few years earliers. The outfit—so different from the traditional white tennis dress—attracted nearly as much attention as Williams's playing. The real story of , however, was that she was one of just seven women in the history of the game to win three consecutive Grand Slam titles in a single year.
Serena Williams holds up her championship Trophy at the U. The following year, , Williams completed her sweep of Grand Slam events, beating her sister to win the singles title at the Australian Open. She won a number of other significant singles titles that year, including a second consecutive win at Wimbledon. She held on to her number-one ranking for over a year, until August of The year proved a difficult one regarding injuries, but such problems seemed insignificant compared to the tragedy Williams and her family endured in September of her sister, Yetunde Price, was killed in Los Angeles, a victim of a random act of violence.
For much of , Williams dealt with a recurring knee injury. She won the NASDAQ Open in Miami for the third year in a row, but at many other tournaments of the year she was either defeated or had to withdraw due to injury.
Her pursuits outside of tennis began taking up more of her time as well, particularly her efforts to become an actress. She also scored a part in Hair Show, a feature film completed in Williams told Alex Tresniowski of People magazine that she's a natural-born performer: "If I hadn't played tennis, I was destined to be an actress. I'm a complete drama queen. Williams has, in spite of her tremendous wealth and success, remained down to earth. She is a devout Jehovah's Witness, a Christian denomination that involves intensive Bible study and the preaching of biblical teachings to others.
While some have criticized the Williams sisters for what they perceive to be arrogance and unfriendliness, Serena and Venus have also developed a reputation for avoiding petty exchanges of insults among tennis players. As world-famous tennis stars, they have been the subject of numerous rumors and negative reports in the media, but they try to ignore such press. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey for O, The Oprah Magazine, Serena reported that she doesn't care what others think of her—"as long as my family knows who I am.
And I know that a lie can't live forever. Most of the lies people tell about us are eventually washed away, so they don't bother me. Leand, Andrea. With their signature style and play, Venus and Serena changed the look of their sport. Their sheer power and athletic ability overwhelmed opponents, and their sense of style and presence made them standout celebrities on the court.
The close-knit sisters lived together for more than a dozen years in a gated Palm Beach Gardens enclave in Florida, but they went their separate ways after Serena bought a mansion in nearby Jupiter in December In , Serena beat out her sister Venus in their race to the family's first Grand Slam win when she captured the U.
Open title. It set the stage for a run of high-powered, high-profile victories for both Williams sisters. In , Serena and Venus teamed up to capture a second women's doubles Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Games. Seeking to add to her hardware collection in the summer of , Williams had to overcome big sister Venus to advance past the fourth round at Wimbledon.
A few days later, she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final to claim her second career "Serena Slam" and become the oldest Grand Slam singles champion in the Open era. At the U. Open, Williams again squared off with Venus in a tough quarterfinal matchup, this time pulling away in the deciding third set. The outcome left her two wins shy of the calendar year Grand Slam, a feat accomplished by just three women in the sport's history.
But it was not to be. In a shocking upset, unseeded Roberta Vinci, ranked No. Just hours after her singles win at Wimbledon in , Serena and Venus won the doubles championship, their sixth Wimbledon win together. At the Summer Olympics in Rio, the Williams sisters experienced a shocking upset when they were bounced out of the first round of women's doubles at the Rio Olympics by Czech duo Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova. The Williams sisters had originally been seeded as no.
Williams scored a historic victory at the Australian Open, winning her 23rd Grand Slam title after defeating her sister Venus, With her 23rd win, she surpassed Steffi Graf's total and captured the world number one ranking.
Reflecting on her victory, Williams credited her sister as an inspiration. There is no way I would be at one without her. She is my inspiration, she is the only reason. I am standing here today and the only reason that the Williams sisters exist. In Serena turned pro. Two years later, she was already No. In , Serena won the French Open, the U.
Open, and Wimbledon, defeating sister Venus in the finals of each tournament. She captured her first Australian Open in , making her one of only six women in the Open era to complete a career Grand Slam. The win also fulfilled her desire to hold all four major titles simultaneously to comprise what she'd dubbed "The Serena Slam.
Three years later, Serena seemed burned out. Plagued by injuries, and just a general lack of motivation to stay fit or compete at the same level she once had, Serena saw her tennis ranking slump to Serena credited her faith as a Jehovah's Witness, as well as a life-changing journey she made to West Africa, for renewing her pride and competitive fire. In , she won the U. By , Williams reclaimed her place atop the world's rankings, winning both the Australian Open singles for the fourth time and Wimbledon singles for the third time.
She also won the doubles matches at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon that year.
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