Serena Williams- the greatest female athlete of all time?
In every sport, there are greats. People who dominate the sport for a period of 4-5 years. A period when they are the undisputed number 1s in their sport. But, it is extremely unlikely that at the age of 33, more than 10 years after you first crushed every opposition, you dominate the sport once again. This is exactly what Serena has been doing the past 1 year. And this is why she is not only the best ever female tennis player, but also the greatest female athlete of all time. When she won her first slam at Flushing Meadows as a 17 year old in 1999, defeating Kim Clijsters, Conchita Martinez, Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis in succession, the world was shocked, surprised and thrilled in equal measure. Women’s tennis had an African-American champion after 40 years. 16 years and 20 grand slam titles later, she is still defeating the who’s who of women’s tennis, where as her opponents of 1999 have long gone into oblivion. The first phase of her dominance came