Serena Williams: Vying To Be The First Tennis Player

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Serena Williams is vying to be the first tennis player (male or female) to win the Grand Slam since Steffi Graf accomplished the feat in 1988. We compare Serena's dominance this year to that of Graf's during her historic run that culminated with a US Open win.

As people speculate about Serena's chances at the US Open title, we broke down her career record in games against the top 100 players in the world and note that she has over a 50% winning record against every single ranked player on the current WTA tour. Heading into the US Open, it's going to take a major upset to keep Serena from the US Open title and joining the elite company of Grand Slam

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