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The choice to award Serena Williams with the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year has prompted both celebration and contention.
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Serena Williams' Final U.S. Open Should Be a Huge Draw for ESPN
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Sports Illustrated: Christie Brinkley praised for posing aged 63
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Serena Williams Is America's Greatest Athlete
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Why Serena Williams Makes Less Money in Endorsements than Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova - The Atlantic
Serena all set for title defences in Rio - Olympic News
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ボード「Serena Williams」のピン
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Serena Williams, Indian Wells and Rewriting the Future
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Serena Williams' bigget foe is 'fear and doubt
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Serena Williams: 10 quotes cementing her GOAT status
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Why it matters that Serena Williams is on the cover of Sports Illustrated - Vox
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Serena Williams is Sportsperson of the Year. Not everyone agrees
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It's Not Serena Williams's Fault That She Has to Keep Fighting - The Ringer
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Serena Williams Named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year
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Serena Williams Loses to Emma Raducanu in Last Match Before U.S. Open
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