The iconic 34-year-old will also be due a share of the £350,000 prize money for her doubles triumph over Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova, so it ought to be a lively night for the Williams family.
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The American world number one moved level with Steffi Graf on 22 grand slam titles – the most in the Open era – with a 7-5 6-3 win over Angelique Kerber in the Wimbledon final.
After Serena Williams walked off Centre Court a champion for the second time Saturday – this time winning the doubles final alongside her sister, Venus – it was hard to feel there was anything else left to win in the sport.
Cherry on the cake for Serena Williams as she conquered another magnificent Wimbledon campaign by teaming up with sister Venus.
The Royal Box was once again packed full with a galaxy of stars who have turned out for the prestigious occasion and the opportunity to see Williams confirm her status as an all-time great.
Court said she had followed the younger Williams’ career closely, ever “since she started winning” – which, at grand slam level, was as a teenager at the 1999 US Open.
Serena has now won both the Wimbledon singles and doubles (with Venus) in the same year on four occasions. The match featured a stark contrast in styles, but together Williams and Kerber produced a lovely display on Centre Court on Saturday.
Williams said. “Who put that stipulation on it? But I know how to get here, and I will hope that I will get one day the chance to play another final here”. Last nine months have not been easy for Serena, it all started with the US Open loss to Roberta Vinci. “I have definitely had some sleepless nights, if I’m just honest, with a lot of stuff”.
“Trying so hard to get there, finally being able to match history, is pretty awesome“, she said of her historic win.
The veteran athlete didn’t let the loss get the best of her and instead continued to give her all to the game.
“Obviously the Olympics is next, and the U.S. Open, but that’s as far as I’m thinking”.
This time, Serena Williams wouldn’t be denied.
And she faced just one break point – at 3-all in the second set, it represented Kerber’s only real opening – and shut the door quickly and emphatically, with a pair of aces at 117 miles per hour and 124 miles per hour, her fastest of the afternoon.
“Now I know how to handle the pressure and everything when you win a big tournament, and also when you reach a grand slam”.
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Not to say that she’s unbeatable but she was much more beatable. “One thing I learned about past year is to enjoy the moment”. I have the Olympics coming up. “Not only can I do this, I’m going to do this, and there’s nothing in this world that’s going to stop me”. My goal is to win always at least a slam a year.
