Found July 04, 2009 on Sports Illustrated:
PLAYERS: Serena Williams

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Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title.
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