Serena Williams...

Since I have been playing high school tennis for three years now, I have learned how to play the sports and have watched professional players in their matches. Someone that stood out to me while watching a tennis match was Serena Williams. She was born September 26, 1981, in Saginaw Michigan. Serena Williams and her sister Venus became star's of womens tennis in the late 1990's. Serena was a child prodigy who began to play tennis before she reached kindergarten. Serena won a major tournament by claiming the singles title at the 1999 U.S Open. Her other major titles are Wimbledon in 2003, 2009, and 2010, the Australian Open in 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2010, and the U.S. Open in 2008. The events in Serena's life have shaped her achievements becasue she was introduced to tnnis at a very young age and learned to dominate the sport. Being the only African-American in pro tennis along with her sister Venus , made her want to be the best she could be.Becasue she had a motivation and becasue she was a prodigy at a young age she was able to obtain numerous titles and become one of the best pro women tennis player.