Tennis superstar Serena Williams was named Female Athlete of the Decade by The Associated Press, as voted on by AP member sports editors and beat writers. Finishing second among voters was gymnast Simone Biles, the 2019 AP Female Athlete of the Year, followed by swimmer Katie Ledecky in third, and skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin in fourth and fifth place, respectively. “When the history books are written, it could be that the great Serena Williams is the greatest athlete of all time. In all, Williams reached the finals at 19 of the 33 majors she competed in and collected 37 singles titles over the past decade (she boasts a career total of 72 singles titles) — 11 more than anyone else. She last played in the finals of the U.S. Open in September where she lost to 19-year-old Canadian Bianca Andreescu.

Source: National Post December 29, 2019 15:56 UTC