With 12 Grand Slam singles titles and more than three years firmly atop the rankings, Serena Williams is the AP’s Female Athlete of the Decade.
After consistent dominance on the court over the past 10 years, it’s only fitting that Serena Williams takes the top honors as the decade comes to a close.
“When the history books are written, it could be that the great Serena Williams is the greatest athlete of all time … I like to call it the ‘Serena Superpowers’ — that champions’ mindset,” USTA chief executive and former WTA CEO Stacey Allaster said, via the Associated Press. “Irrespective of the adversity and the odds that are facing her, she always believes in herself.
Gymnast Simone Biles took second in the vote after winning the AP’s Female Athlete of the Year award. Swimmer Katie Ledecky finished in third, and skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin took fourth and fifth, respectively. The 38-year-old made the final at 19 of the 33 majors she competed in. She boasts 72 singles titles in her career, too, and has won 37 in the past decade — 11 more than anyone else.
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