Serena Williams once again made it to a grand slam final.  After missing out on the calendar year slam last year after losing at the U.S. Open, she appeared to be on track to try and make happen what she came up short on last season.  As expected Williams made it to the final of the Australian Open, but lost to Angelique Kerber.  She then made it to the French Open final only to lose to Garbine Muguruza.

Not only was Serena attempting to finally capture the grand slam (winning all 4 majors in a single calendar year), but she was also trying to tie Steffi Graf’s record of 22 major titles in the Open era.  After striking out at the first 2 majors of the year, here comes Wimbledon.

Serena had a fabulous tournament, virtually breezing through the rounds into the final, where she would get a chance at redemption against Angelique Kerber, who defeated her in Australia.  After a tight first set, Serena was able to get the job done, defeating Kerber in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3.  This victory gave her a 7th Wimbledon title and tied her with Steffi Graf for most major titles in the Open era.

But the party didn’t stop there.  Serena teamed up with her sister Venus (who was eliminated by Kerber in the Women’s Singles semi-finals) to make the finals of the Ladies doubles.  The two have not played many doubles tournaments over the last few years, but with the Olympic Games in Rio coming up, Wimbledon seemed like a good practice run.

After watching her younger sister win the singles championship, Venus had to be pretty fired up to team up with her and attempt to win their 6th Wimbledon doubles title, and 14th grand slam title as a team.  And wouldn’t you know it, they pulled it off, defeating the #5 seeded Babos and Shvedova in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.  This made the Williams’ sisters record in major finals a perfect 14-0.  It doesn’t get much better than that.

For the 2 sisters who grew up in Compton, CA, this was an AWESOME day.  And it just further adds to their legend and legacy.  CONGRATS LADIES!!!