Serena Williams shades Harrison Butker at the 2024 ESPY Awards - Serena Williams hosted the annual ESPY Awards on July 11 ...

Serena Williams celebrates after defeating Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sept. 5, 2016, in New York.

All the way back in 1999 -- another reminder of Williams' stunning longevity -- Serena, as the No. 7 seed, eliminated No. 4 Monica Seles, No. 2 Lindsay Davenport and No. 1 Martina Hingis to win ...

Serena Williams at the U.S. Open in 2022. Her style, swagger and competitive moments made it possible for a new generation of women athletes to flourish, particularly Black women, our critic writes.