What Must Serena Williams Do in 2014 to Become the Greatest of All Time?

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Published: December 5, 2013

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There are a lot of things we know for sure about Serena Williams.

She is one of the most famous female athletes in the world. She earned more money on the court in 2013 than any woman in the history of sports. 

Her tennis career is already legendary. In singles alone, she's won 17 Grand Slams, an Olympic gold medal, and 57 titles. In doubles, she has 13 Grand Slams—all with her sister Venus, three gold medals and 22 titles.

There is no doubt she's the best player on the WTA Tour right now. As shown below by SI.com's Courtney Nguyen, her serve alone puts her in a category all by herself.



But one debate remains: Is Serena the best player ever?

It's a conversation that's been raging about Serena for years, one that used to be prefaced by phrases such as, "Perhaps if she dedicated herself to the sport more, she could be." But Serena's impressive rededication to the sport since her life-threatening pulmonary embolism in 2011 has certainly added validity to her candidacy. 

Since coming back onto the tour in in June of 2011, Serena has gone 158-11 with 20 titles and four majors. The four majors are key—they bring her total haul to 17, just one behind Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, who are in the No. 2 spot on the all-time list, and five behind Steffi Graf's GOAT-leading 22. (Margaret Court has 24, but most of those victories came before the Open Era began in 1973.)

Somehow, Williams seems to just be getting better with age. 2013 was definitely the most complete—and arguably the best—year of her legendary career. She earned a record-shattering $12,385,572, took home a career-high 11 titles, and won 78 matches—an astronomical 20 more wins than her previous best total, which came in 2012.

Serena's late-career surge has shot her up the list in all of the important categories in the best-ever debate: total wins, tot...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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