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Serena Williams: Let’s toast to female athlete of the decade

Serena Williams of the US plays a shot against Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia during their first-round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 27, 2019. [AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin]

Serena Williams dominated the decade, on the court and in conversation.

There were, to begin with, the dozen Grand Slam single titles — no other woman had more than three over the past 10 seasons — and the 3 1/2 years in a row at No. 1 in the WTA rankings.

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