The Championships, Wimbledon

Seles. Then completed the 1997 season ranked ninety-nine. In 1998 the williams sisters won their first professional match. At the Wimbledon and U.S. open she and her partner Max Mirnyi won two grand slam mixed doubles titles, that same year. Williams beat three of the top four tennis players in the world in the singles category at the U.S. open. That marked her first singles victory at a grand slam event. Which means Serena was only the second african american women to win a singles title at a grand slam event since Althea Gibson's win in 1958, who was the first african american to win a grand slam singles title. Williams finished the 1999 season as the fourth ranked women's tennis player in the world. But in the following years to come Serena encountered many injuries resulting her to withdraw and lose in tournaments. In the 2000 season Serena and her sister Venus had double victories at Wimbledon and Olympic games. Although she had many injuries in the 2002 season she was unstoppable. Even the best players were no match for her. In Miami, Florida she defeated the top three players in the world, in one round, at the NASDAQ-100 Open. Then she joined the tennis great, Steffi Graf (1969-) Who was the only one to beat all top three players at one tournament. Three times that year Serena and Venus had faced each other. Serena won each time, at Wimbledon, French Open and U.S. Open. Making her the top ranked tennis player in the world. She was one of seven to win three Grand Slam…

The Meaning of Serena Williams: Revision One The article The Meaning of Serena Williams by Claudia Rankine talks about how Williams is categorized in black excellence and how it’s different from white excellence. Williams needs to prove to herself that she can be equal to white excellence in achievements. From the text, one can conclude that society influences the aspect of appearance to critics. Williams is treated with disrespect in the industry because she’s a black female athlete and is…

If someone were to go out and ask the general public to name one famous tennis player, almost everyone would answer Serena Williams. It is not just because she is a common household name either. However, it is because she has a natural talent that everyone recognizes. Her hard work has allowed her to achieve so many great things. Nevertheless, she had to start somewhere before she became the great player she is today. It is her determination to succeed that has made her my favorite tennis player…

Have you heard about Olga Kotelko, who became a successful, and acclaimed, track-and-field athlete, nonagenarian, at the age of 93? If not, then you'll be pleasantly surprised at the story that we are about to tell you. In fact, Olga's story ties into the debate on whether or not exercising changes the way your brain works, regardless of your age. All About Olga Kotelko Olga holds quite a few world records, plus hundreds of gold medals from masters events, which is incredibly surprising at…

Arthur Ashe is known for being one of the most successful tennis players in the world. He has books, biographies, short stories, and even newspaper entries that have been written about him. Arthur was born on July 10, 1943, in Richmond Virginia. Ashe is known worldwide for being one of the most successful tennis players in the world, and also known for always smiling even if losing the game. Arthur Ashe is famous for many things, but he is most famous for being the “First African American to…

Proficient tennis players merit their salaries lower,because there is no reason the reason Doctors aggravate under tennis players. Doctors would truly sparing people lives,and tennis players are not finishing nothing Anyway running crosswise over those court. The Normal tennis players that wins their competition gets payed 1. 5 million dollars similar to Novak Dgokorie Also Serena Williams. Dgokorie What's more Williams need aid those two The greater part referred to and payed tennis players in…

Michelle Williams got paid less than 1% of her male co-star just because she was a woman. In the reshoot of the movie “All the money in the world”, Michelle Williams got paid less than $1,000 while Mark Wahlberg got paid about $1.5 million. Williams even admits to missing thanksgiving to work on the reshoot of the movie. “I had to break the news to my family and tell them I wasn’t going be home [for the holidays] and make alternate arrangements for them,” she told Vulture. “But everyone was so…

She earned her first Wimbledon Champion title in 2002 without dropping a single set; this victory was a turning point in Williams’ career as it earned her the No. 1 ranking in the world. After that, she continued to win many Grand Slam titles with her lightning serve and powerful groundstrokes. Her serve is revered as arguably the best in women's tennis history due to its incredible speed and accuracy. In addition, her comeback history’s suspense contributed to her media popularity. In the 2012…

The professional athlete I chose to research is Serena Williams. Serena is an American professional tennis player who is ranked number 1 in women's singles tennis. I choose to research Serena because she has always been an important role model in my life. Ever since I have started to play tennis, I loved watching Serena on TV and going to the US Open to watch her in person. Every unique swing she does I like to recreate myself to become a better athlete like her. She has a determined and kind…

match. Now this happening does not seem extremely common, but I must imagine that if the williams sisters were white they would face much less scrutiny, and people would look a little farther for a reason for venus to pull out. Sadly though that year she did not improve in the world rankings staying at number 6 in the world. Then in 2002 she beat the 3 best players in the world in one tournament. After that amazing performance she got to the quarter finals in her next tournament, but got…