[fridayteenage]

Serena’s lost sets in each of the 22, I think:
99 US Open - 4 (3rd-semis)
02 French Open - 2 (4th/semis)
02 Wimbledon - 0 [closest was 7-6, 7-6 vs. Els]
02 US Open - 0 [closest was 6-3, 7-5 vs. Lindsay]
03 Aussie Open - 3 (1st, semis, finals)

03 Wimbledon - 2 (quarters, finals)
05 Aussie Open - 3 (4th, semis, finals)
07 Aussie Open - 2 (3rd, quarters)
08 US Open - 0 [closest was 7-6 7-6 vs. Venus]
09 Aussie Open - 2 (4th, quarters)

09 Wimbledon - 1 (semis vs. Elena)
10 Aussie Open - 2 (quarters, finals)
10 Wimbledon - 0 [closest was 7-6 6-4 vs. Maria]
12 Wimbledon - 3 (3rd, 4th, finals)
12 US Open - 1 (finals vs. Victoria)

13 French Open - 1 (quarters vs. Svetlana)
13 US Open - 1 (finals vs. Victoria)
14 US Open - 0 [No close matches. A few 6-3 6-3.]
15 Aussie Open - 2 (3rd, 4th)
15 French Open - 5 (2nd, 3rd, 4th, semis, finals) What a fight for the title.

15 Wimbledon - 2 (3rd, quarters)
16 Wimbledon - 1 (2nd vs. Christina McHale)

So her hardest fights were her 20th at the 15 French Open and her 1st at the 99 US Open.
Her easiest were her 18th at the 14 US Open and her 4th at the 02 US Open.

[@michael]

That 2014 US Open draw was such a joke The gods were demanding that Serena finally win that 18th after choking so many times

[Frozen99]

Serena has the most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era
(with Graf 22)

Serena has the second-most Grand Slam singles titles all-time with 22
(Court 24, Graf 22)

Serena has the second-most Grand Slam match wins in Open Era with 304
(Navratilova 306)
(this over at USO '16)

Serena won her 7th Wimbledon title (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2015); 7th title ties her with Steffi Graf and Dorothea Lambert Chambers on the all-time leaderboard

This is Serena's 22nd time being the No.1 seed at a Grand Slam (she's won 11 of the first 21)
(22nd time while winning her 22nd title haha)

Serena is 22-6 in Grand Slam final matches (her six defeats came against Venus Williams (2001 US Open, 2008 Wimbledon), Maria Sharapova (2004 Wimbledon), Samantha Stosur (2011 US Open), Angelique Kerber (2016 Australian Open) and Garbiñe Muguruza (2016 Roland Garros)), the second-best winning percentage Open Era (Court was 11-1)

Serena is the oldest woman to win a major in the Open Era (33y & 285d at 2015 Wimbledon)
(now 34y 285d I guess)

Serena is the oldest No.1 in WTA history (set record when returned to No.1 on February 18, 2013)

Serena has the longest winning span between majors of any woman Open Era at 15 years and 10 months between 1999 US Open and 2015 Wimbledon (Evert, Navratilova and Graf had 12-year spans)
(now even longer)

Serena has won eight majors since turning 30, the most after 30 by far in the Open Era (Court and Navratilova three each, King and Evert two each and Jones, Wade, Li and Pennetta one each)

Serena will spend her 176th & 177th straight weeks at No.1 during the Wimbledon fortnight
(second-longest streak at No.1 in WTA history after Graf's 186)
(she's so overtaking that!)

Serena is spending her 299th & 300th career weeks at No.1 during the Wimbledon fortnight
(second-most weeks at No.1 in WTA history after Graf's 377)

Serena has the most career prize money in WTA history
($77.6M - next-most is Sharapova's $36.8M)

Serena has the fifth-most WTA titles in Open Era with 70
(after Navratilova, Evert, Graf, Court)



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[@michael]

Originally posted by Frozen99

Serena won her 7th Wimbledon title (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2015); 7th title ties her with Steffi Graf and Dorothea Lambert Chambers on the all-time leaderboard

Just clarifying that Navratilova has 9.

[WonderstruckFR]

Angie played amazing, she deserved to win. Love her more day after day since 2012. Hopefully she'll be #1 someday.

Congrats to Serena. Angie was so close, beautiful match, beautiful souls.

[Blue Jeans]

Danger for Serena's #1 now. She might skip Toronto and Cincinnati because of the Olympics, and she has SF and W to defend there, while Kerber has basically nothing to defend
I wonder what will happen

And are people seriously talking about the retirement? Look at Serena's results, she is as strong as ever and holding #1 ranking for a few years now

[muddysquirrel]

Could not catch the match but i was sure Serena would get it done this time. Congrats! Greatest Of All Time!!!

[Marla Singer]

Serena.

Murray better not **** this up today.

[ABEL-o-matic]

Milos's yummy body in those tight shirt in his practice session

[ABEL-o-matic]

I'll be perched on MTF the entire match. Ya'll can catch me there.

[ABEL-o-matic]

Omg. I think Milos is gonna win this based on his serve.

Andy looks nervous af.

[Benzene]

Milos is kinda adorable. I understand I've said he looks like Chief Wiggum in the past but still, I've seen the light.

But Andy is such a sweetheart. I don't mind either of them winning really.

Women's final was better though.

[Benzene]

The way this thread DIES when it's an ATP match.

[ABEL-o-matic]

Originally posted by Benzene

Milos is kinda adorable. I understand I've said he looks like Chief Wiggum in the past but still, I've seen the light.

But Andy is such a sweetheart. I don't mind either of them winning really.

Women's final was better though.

Nnn.. Chief Wiggum? That's more forgivable than the Moe Sizlack comparisons.

Hes bae.

I don't mind either one winning today. Andy needs this more but Milos is my baby, so I'm rooting for both.

[ABEL-o-matic]

Milos is 100% hunty. I think he's a Masc4Twink.

[Benzene]

Murray is just so much of a better mover.

Raonic needs to servebot. That he's already been broken does't bode well for this set.

[ABEL-o-matic]

I know I think I jinxed my baby Milos


Andy needs it though he needs to keep Evil repressed, and win the USO along with Serena.

Evil can't come close to Rafa, let alone Roger.

[Benzene]

Nole will rise at USO.

[ABEL-o-matic]

Queen Kim looks HOT today.

[Exotic]

Congrats, Serena!