serena williams
On the fourteenth page of a January 2007 issue of TV Guide, it is stated that “Tennis star Serena Williams will provide a guest voice on the Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender next season.” [1]
Ranked number one in the world among female tennis professionals in 2002, Serena Williams had become one of the sport’s most exciting and closely watched young players. [2]
Serena Williams had lost the last three meetings against Elena Dementieva heading into today’s semifinal match, and in fact, the last time Serena defeated Dementieva was in November, 2004 at the WTA Tour Championships. [...] Serena defeats Dementieva - will play for her 10th slam title! [3]
Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player who, as of January 31, 2009, is ranked World No. 1 by the Women’s Tennis Association. [...] When Serena was four and a half, she won her first tournament, and she entered 49 tournaments by the age of 10, winning 46 of them. [1]
Serena falls to Dementieva in Semifinals of Sydney: Serena hasn’t worked her way into form, and it has shown this week, fighting off four match points in the first round and three points in the quarterfinals. [...] Tournament info: For more information visit the Australian Open official website Click Here. [3]
She has won 20 Grand Slam titles: ten in singles, eight in women’s doubles, and two in mixed doubles. [1]
Serena and Venus Williams were coached by their father Richard, an unorthodox career-builder whose methods stirred comment and controversy. [...] Serena entered her first tournament at the age of four and a half, and over the next five years, her father has claimed, she won 46 of 49 tournaments she entered. [2]
She is known for having a very smooth motion and her serve is one of the most highly respected on the WTA tour. [1]
Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on September 26, 1981, but she and her sister were raised in the economically depressed and often violence-riddled Los Angeles suburb of Compton. [2]
Serena never likes to lose a match, but she is very firm when it comes to grand slam matches, and she is particularly stingy when playing semifinal and finals of a slam. [...] Serena has won this tournament in each odd year since 2005, and is hoping to keep the trend alive and win her 10th career grand slam singles title! [3]
Sources:
[1] Serena Williams - Wikipedia
[2] Serena Williams - Gale Group
[3] WilliamsSisters.org