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Proudly promoting literacy, tennis star Serena Williams is a champion of reading. With a fourth straight Grand Slam under her belt, she is ranked number one in the world of women's tennis. This highly focused competitor takes time to read. Feature Serena in your library or school and encourage your students to pick up a book! The Serena Williams bookmark is ... available.
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It may have been only an exhibition, but Serena Williams dazzled a sold-out crowd at the Naples Bath & Tennis Club on Saturday and proved why she is the No. 1 women's player in the world. With a combination of power, speed, finesse and desire, the 21-year-old — undefeated in 2003 — topped Monica Seles, 6-4, 6-4 in the JPMorgan Chase Tennis Challenge.
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For Serena, success with her tennis did not come. In '95, she was ranked no. 453 in the world. After much progress, in '97, she shot to no. 304. Then, "after Serena beat Mary Pierce and Monica Seles at the Ameritech Cup in Chicago, she jumped to No. 100 in the world. In July 1998, she won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon with Max Mirnyi, and by August she had improved to No. 21."
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On April 5, 1999, Serena made her top 10 debut at World No. 9. Venus was ranked sixth the same week, marking the first time that two sisters appeared in the top ten simultaneously since April 22, 1991, when Manuela and Katerina Maleeva were in the top ten.
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Reporter 1: Serena, you’ve said that when you’re playing your best, you can beat anybody in the world. Has this match done anything to change that feeling or do you still feel that way?
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