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IT TOOK SERENA Williams just 49 minutes to win her Wimbledon semifinal yesterday, emphatically cruising by 50th-ranked Elena Vesnina 6-2 6-0.

Yet again, Williams stands one win away from tying Steffi Graf’s record of 22 grand slam championships, though that one match will not be an easy one.

Her opponent in Saturday’s final, Angelique Kerber, upset Williams earlier this year in the Australian Open final, and looked impressive in the other semifinal, beating Venus Williams in straight sets.

But should she beat Kerber, Williams will further cement herself as one of, if not the single greatest female athlete in the history of sports.

In her press conference after her semifinal victory, Williams was asked about this, and gave a fantastic answer.

Q: There will be talk of you going down as one of the greatest female athletes of all time. What do you think when you hear someone talk like that?

SERENA: I prefer the word ‘one of the greatest athletes of all time.’

And she’s right. It’s only a matter of time until she catches — and surpasses — Graf. But that will only further cement her place among the greatest of all athletes of all time.

– Emmett Knowlton, Business Insider; first published 11.20

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