In case you forgot.
For asking, "Are you looking at my titles?":
In 2009, Williams was ranked No. 3 in the world, despite having won 11 Grand Slams to top-ranked Dinara Safina's zero. Williams' shirt was an unsubtle dig at the arbitrary foolishness of the WTA's ranking system.
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For answering dumb, sexist questions in press conferences with the honesty they deserve:
Perhaps "why aren't you smiling?" can officially retire as a go-to ask of females, in any context.
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For her decision to boycott, and later overcome, Indian Wells:
In 2001, a teenage Serena was booed relentlessly during her Indian Wells victory match over Kim Clijsters. She vowed never to return, but in 2015 she wrote in an article for Time, "Thirteen years and a lifetime in tennis later, things feel different. A few months ago, when Russian official Shamil Tarpischev made racist and sexist remarks about Venus and me, the WTA and USTA immediately condemned him. It reminded me how far the sport has come, and how far I've come too."
Mark J. Terrill / AP
For the undeniable gulf between her ability and the rest of her competition:
The No. 1 world player is arguably without a true competitor. Maria Sharapova, who once ousted Williams in 2004, lost the following 17 times they met on the court.
Pavel Golovkin / AP
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