Tennis superstar Serena Williams has been named Associated Press’ Female Athlete of the Decade.
In ten years, Williams has won 12 Grand Slam singles, held the top-ranked spot in Women’s Tennis ratings for over three and a half years and at 38 has been in her prime while others are ending their careers.
Williams has also been a champion for women. She’s a working mom who has voiced healthcare inequality for African-American women after nearly dying during childbirth.
U.S. Tennis Association’s CEO Stacey Allaster said: “Whether it’s health issues; coming back from that, having a child; nearly dying from that, she has endured it all and she is still in championship form.”
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