CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 THE WILLIAMS SISTERS STORY 16 CHAPTER 2 SERVING UP CHANGE 26 CHAPTER 3 CHANGING CHILDREN S LIVES 34 CHAPTER 4 CHANGING THE GAME TIMELINE OF 44 ACHIEVEMENTS OTHER SPORTS 45 LEGENDS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES GLOSSARY 46 FOR MORE INFORMATION 47 INDEX 48
LN T ROD IIIIIIIIII A IIIIIIIII DES MOINES ILOILOILLIES IIIIIIIII Venus and Serena Williams have faced each other on the court numerous times in singles finals They have also teamed up to win a record number of doubles
U C T I O N ew tennis players have changed the world of tennis quite like Venus and Serena Williams Between them they have won most of the sport s biggest tournamentsi individually and as a doubles team record amounts of prize money and a total of five Olympic N gold medals In the early 2000s the tennis star sisters dominated the sport's Grand Slam events the four most important tennis tournaments The sisters grew up in a poor area of Los Angeles As youngsters they had to fight against racist attitudes to succeed Through talent and hard work they became two of the most successful women's tennis players of all time The sisters have used their fame to fight for equal pay for women s tennis players and to raise money for charity For women today there are few better E role models than Venus and Serena two truly great athletes who have made a real difference in their
