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Serena Williams

US tennis player Serena Williams, world number one, gives a press conference two days ahead of the start of the Roland-Garros tennis tournament on May 24, 2013 at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris.

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About Serena Williams

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on November 2, 2009. She is considered by many to be the greatest female tennis player in the modern era and is the only female player to have won over $35 million in prize money.

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