Wimbledon Win Puts Serena Williams in Reach of ‘Greatest of All Time’ Status

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Published: July 11, 2015

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Serena Williams is three-fourths of the way to one of the greatest accomplishments in tennis history.

The 33-year-old won Wimbledon on Saturday, 6-4, 6-4 over the inspired 21-year-old Garbine Muguruza. This was her sixth Wimbledon title, her 21st Slam overall.

This earned the American her second Serena Slam, as the defending champion of all four major titles, and it also marked the first time in her legendary career that she won the first three majors of the year.

In less than two months in New York, Serena will be aiming to be the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win the Calendar Slam.

Also up for grabs at the U.S. Open? Serena's 22nd Grand Slam title, which would tie her with Graf for first on the list of career Slams in the Open Era.

Over the next two months, this is the most important sports story to watch.



The Serena vs. Steffi debate for the moniker of "greatest of all time" has been raging for years, long before Serena was in reach of the German's trophy haul.

But now, with Serena so close to achieving these two huge milestones on the precipice of her 34th birthday, and with two Serena Slams on her resume more than 12 years apart, the debate is close to being over.

If Serena can come away with the victory in New York, she will be the undisputed GOAT. 

Some experts believed the dispute was already over before this fortnight began. 

Chris Evert, an 18-time Grand Slam champion herself, told Time last month that Serena's 20-4 record (now 21-4) in major finals and her dominance over the other top women of her generation give her an edge over Graf:

After watching her matches and watching her closely, these players get close, they’re doing really well, and then she’ll get to another level where she slaps winners and she starts acing people. It’s not one level. All of a sudden, she&r...
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